18th Century
The flat top of the rounded boxes with a slightly raised central panel of octagonal lobed shape painted in raised low relief with a design of black and red-painted lotus pads and flower-head groupings around a central full-faced lotus, all with gilt highlights, these panels set above the lobed rounded sides of the covers with a similar but more stylized lotus design, the boxes similarly decorated but with more traces of gilding, the interior and base with sprinkled gold ground nashiji.
15in across x 5 3/4in high (38.1cm across X 14.6cm high) (2).
18th Century
The flat top of the rounded boxes with a slightly raised central panel of octagonal lobed shape painted in raised low relief with a design of black and red-painted lotus pads and flower-head groupings around a central full-faced lotus, all with gilt highlights, these panels set above the lobed rounded sides of the covers with a similar but more stylized lotus design, the boxes similarly decorated but with more traces of gilding, the interior and base with sprinkled gold ground nashiji.
15in across x 5 3/4in high (38.1cm across X 14.6cm high) (2).
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