A PAIR OF COCONUT BOWLS 19th century (2)A PAIR OF COCONUT BOWLS19th century Each carved standing on a short straight foot with six shou characters in roundels divided by the eight auspicious emblems, each bowl carved with a different set of symbols, all against a diapered ground, set with silver liners, engraved with a zuwen mark on the interior. Each 12cm (4 3/4in) wide. (2).十九世紀 椰殼雕暗八仙包銀碗一對The present pair of wine bowls was possibly used for kumis or chhaang, compare with a mid Qing dynasty carved coconut shell 'cloud and dragon' bowl in the Beijing Palace Museum, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Bamboo, Wood, Ivory and Rhinoceros Horn Carvings, Hong Kong, 2002, p.97. 椰殼為材，碗外壁減地浮雕雕八仙法寶六種，有書卷、芭蕉扇、犀角、銅錢、葫蘆及拍板，以浮雕團壽字隔開，網格紋填地，圈足，底部內收兩層，碗內壁包銀，碗心鏨「足紋」銀標。此碗或為蒙古族藏族酒具，馬奶酒或青稞酒當用之。可比較北京故宮博物院藏一件清中期椰殼雕雲龍紋碗，見李久芳編，《故宮博物院藏文物珍品全集》，香港，2002年，頁97。