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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  Fine Chinese Works of Art & Ceramics (Part II)
• Sale Date:
  12 Dec 2016 ~ 6.30pm
• Lot #:
  146
• Lot Description:
  A Rare Large Bamboo Root Libation Cup, Late Ming To Early Qing Dynasty, 17th Century
  imitating rhinoceros horn, the body carved in the round with archaistic designs, eight chilong dragons in high relief climbing around outside, including four clambering over the handle, two key fret borders and two archaistic bands
  14.5 cm wide
• Provenance:
  Nicholas Pitcher, London, June 2007
• References:
  see Bamboo, Wood, ivory and Rhinoceros Horn Carvings. The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, HK 2002, pl. 133, for a similar example, also carved with chilong; also see Sotheby's HK 7/4/2015, The Robert H Blumenfield Collection of Chinese Bamboo Carvings, lot 3043 for a similar example
• Estimate:
  A$25,000 - 35,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Oriental

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