Dehua Rhinoceros Horn Libation Cup

A Dehua libation cup of rhinoceros horn form covered in an ivory toned glaze.  The cup applied with a dragon reaching down from rocks to a cat-like beast under a prunus tree.  The reverse side decorated with a deer and crane and a flowering prunus branch.  The cup sits on a carved wooden stand simulating intertwined twisted branches.  Circa 1700.
Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period (1662-1722)
Height:  2 3/8" (6cm)  Length:  4 5/8" (11.7cm)  Width:  3 3/4"
(9.5cm)
Provenance:  Vermeer & Griggs Collection No. 633
Condition: Excellent, no chips, cracks or restorations.
Please refer to item #DE-422-633 when inquiring.

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