GOBLET WITH ARCHAC MOTIFS AND THREE CHILONG-DRAGON. RHINOCEROS HORN.
China. Qing perios. 17th/ 18th century.

Rhinoceros horn; dark-brown; getting brighter towards the lip; white age cracks on the inside. Flat form with beaklike extended spout; inside the lip set apart from the sides; on a hollowed foot. On the outside a band with Taotie masks in flat relief. The handle in the shape of one large and two smaller dragons. Height 7;5 cm; 17;7 x 8;3 cm. Condition B.

Literature:
Jan Chapman: The Art of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China; London; 1999. Cp. type of cups with archazing motifs p. 147-155.
Thomas Fok: Connoisseurship of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China; Hong Kong; 1999. Type cp. no. 25.

Please note that objects made of ivory; rhinoceros horn and turtle shell; due to Cites regulations can only be sold within the European Community. At present the export in third countries is prohibited.Art trade; Van Ham.