Carved to the exterior with clambering chilongs,
the horn of a dark amber tone
The generously sized dark amber-coloured horn
cup with an elegantly proportioned tapering body
is finely carved in high relief around the mid-
section with the form of an irregularly shaped
prunus trunk, with gnarled knots on whose
branches three chilongs are seen playfully
climbing.
Another pair of chilongs, one in descent, the
other in ascent with its head peering over the rim
on the interior of the spout beneath the rim
The material of a rich deep amber tone darkening
to chestnut at the core, the carving in varying
levels of relief itself is deep and bold with an
impressive three-dimensionality to the
composition.
- (LM.65)
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