18th century|The chest of rectangular section, inlaid around the exterior with coconut-shells resembling cracked-ice, set within huanghuali frames, with a detachable front panel with a ruyi-shaped metal pull beneath a rectangular panel inset with metal design of grapes and vines within an ivory frame, the interior with one shelf. 38cm (15in) high x 40cm (15 6/8in) wide x 24.5cm (9 5/8in) deep. (2).|十八世紀 黃花梨嵌椰殼冰裂紋長方匣Chests and indeed any piece of furniture made with coconut-shell are very rare. This unique material was cut and crafted with great skill to create a singularly remarkable surface. The few objects that do contain coconut timber or shells were mostly brush pots or weiqi counter bowls and covers; see M.Flacks, Custodians of the Scholar's Way: Chinese Scholars' Objects in Precious Woods, Chicago, 2015, p.306.