Qing Dynasty, 18th Century
Length: 10.4cm
The rock crystal is fashioned in the form of a crouching horned mythical beast, its young clambering on its rear haunches. The bodies are elongated with a raised spine and curled bifid tails. The faces are rendered with bushy eyebrows above bulging eyes in characteristic archaistic style.
The crystal is well-polished to a translucent brownish grey colour.
清十八世紀 茶晶瑞獸筆架 |