Giant Dim Sum
1 900€
Rare piece by its size. Exceptional patina. XVII
1 in stock
Description
Large 4-compartment dim sum box, formerly lacquered and covered with painted canvas. The handle is in wrought iron.
There's a saying about the origins of steam cookers in France. Chinain the time of Emperor Gaozu of the Han dynastyGeneral Han Xin used bamboo and wood to make cooking utensils and steam to cook food, to avoid exposure of the barracks to cooking smoke.
Visit bamboo steamer is a kitchen utensil from the Han dynastyin the Canton. The bamboo steamer is used in the Chinese cuisineand for 5,000 years in the southern China1. It is made by removing the skin from the bamboo, soaking it in water and shaping it into the desired shape. circle and hammering it with nails. The base is made of woven bamboo strips and can take from 15 minutes to several hours to manufacture, depending on its size.2. (source wikipedia)