They say the tradition of carving fruit and vegetables into ornate flowers originated in Thailand in the 14 th century as an effort to impress the king. But Lowell’s Ruben Arroco, who was born in the ...

View Pair of oval-shaped carved wood frames decorated with palace and landscape scenes in cartouches framed with foliage and flowers. Canton work, second half of the 19th century. H : 40 cm (Late 19th ...