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  • 15. Ebony (wumu) Carving of a Gourd or Fruit

    15. Ebony (wumu) Carving of a Gourd or Fruit

    Qing dynasty, 18th - 19th century
    Height: 8.8cm
    Width: 6.6cm

    The fruit or vegetable represented here may be a member of the gourd family called chayote (sechium edule). While this plant was probably first cultivated in Central America from as early as the eighth century, it gradually spread to Europe and Asia during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It is primarily grown in the south of China where is it known as foshougua (Buddha’s hand gourd).
     
    • 15. Ebony (wumu) Carving of a Gourd or Fruit
    • 15. Ebony (wumu) Carving of a Gourd or Fruit

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