AN UNUSUAL CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER FLORAL-FORM BOX AND COVER INCISED AND GILT QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795) Lobed to resemble the shape of a begonia, the box and cover have unusually tall straight sides carved with the Eight Buddhist Emblems alternating with cartouches enclosing fruiting sprays, all against an intricate diaper ground, the flat surface of the cover is well carved with an outdoor scene enclosed in a lobed cartouche, depicting a European gentleman and his two servants by a lake surrounded by trees, rocks and shrubs, all raised on a splayed foot encircled by a lotus lappet band, the interiors lacquered black and inscribed on the interior of the cover, Zhi Yun Bao He , 'Precious Box of Zhi Yun' (minor restoration) 11 3/4 in. (29.9 cm.) across
AN UNUSUAL CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER FLORAL-FORM BOX AND COVER INCISED AND GILT QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795) Lobed to resemble the shape of a begonia, the box and cover have unusually tall straight sides carved with the Eight Buddhist Emblems alternating with cartouches enclosing fruiting sprays, all against an intricate diaper ground, the flat surface of the cover is well carved with an outdoor scene enclosed in a lobed cartouche, depicting a European gentleman and his two servants by a lake surrounded by trees, rocks and shrubs, all raised on a splayed foot encircled by a lotus lappet band, the interiors lacquered black and inscribed on the interior of the cover, Zhi Yun Bao He , 'Precious Box of Zhi Yun' (minor restoration) 11 3/4 in. (29.9 cm.) across
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