A Chinese circular red, blue and brown lacquer box and domed cover, the top deeply carved with a central character issuing from a jardiniere and surrounded by two dragons among clouds, the sides and base carved with shaped cartouches containing figures among trees and rockwork interspersed with flowerheads and precious objects (chips) -- 12¾.in.diam.

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A Chinese circular red, blue and brown lacquer box and domed cover, the top deeply carved with a central character issuing from a jardiniere and surrounded by two dragons among clouds, the sides and base carved with shaped cartouches containing figures among trees and rockwork interspersed with flowerheads and precious objects (chips) -- 12¾.in.diam.
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