18TH CENTURY

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AN UNUSUAL CARVED COCONUT SHELL DISH
18TH CENTURY
With shallow rounded sides raised on a low, slightly flared foot, the exterior well carved with three dragons striding amidst clouds above a wave band and separated by shou medallions, all between narrow borders, the interior and base made in sections of coconut veneer and carved in imitation of 'cracked ice' pattern
8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm.) diam.

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Lot Essay

Most published examples of coconut carvings tend to be in the form of cups and small bowls, such as the examples illustrated in Tributes from Guangdong to the Qing Court, The Palace Museum and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 1987, p. 69, nos. 1 and 2. However, dishes such as the present example seem to be quite rare, and no other identical example appears to be published.

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