Lot Essay
The same combination theme, a crab on the side of a lotus leaf, can be seen in a bamboo cup illustrated by Ip Yee and L.C.S. Tam, Chinese Bamboo Carving, vol. II, Hong Kong, 1982, no. 66.
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LATE MING/EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
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A Bamboo Lotus Leaf-Form Water Vessel
Late Ming/early Qing dynasty, 17th century
Well carved as a large lotus leaf with incurved rim, carved in high relief on the exterior with a crab and a lotus blossom
4 1/8in. (10.8cm.) long
Late Ming/early Qing dynasty, 17th century
Well carved as a large lotus leaf with incurved rim, carved in high relief on the exterior with a crab and a lotus blossom
4 1/8in. (10.8cm.) long