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A BAMBOO 'PEACH' SCOOP
18th century

14 May 2025, 10:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £1,536 inc. premium

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A BAMBOO 'PEACH' SCOOP

18th century
Naturalistically carved as a round and ripe peach, expertly hollowed to form a scoop, the interior lacquered black, one end with a blossoming branch handle issuing further prunus blossoms and curling leaves extending down the base.
15cm (6in) long.

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十八世紀 竹雕桃式瓢

See a related carved bamboo water container adorned with plum, Qing dynasty, illustrated in Masterpieces of Chinese Miniature Crafts in the National Palace Museum , Taipei, 1973, pl.4. A related huanghuali peach shaped wine cup, 17th century, is illustrated by M.Flacks, Custodians of the Way: Chinese Scholars' Objects in Precious Woods, London, 2018, p.181.

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