A similar miniature cabinet of carved polychrome lacquer to depict antiques on the four doors is in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Zhongguo Qiqi Quanji, vol. 6, Qing, no. 230. Compare also the carving of the swimming catfish and dragons amidst crested waves on two related wares, the first a cinnabar lacquer circular box containing archers' rings, sold in these Rooms, The Imperial Sale, 27 April 1997, lot 94; and a 'nine dragon' tea-ceremony chest, sold in these Rooms, The Imperial Sale, 26 April 1998, lot 565.

A closely related small cabinet carved of jade embellished sandalwood was included in the Imperial Life in the Qing Dynasty, Treasures from the Shenyang Palace Museum, The Empress Place, Singapore, and illustrated in the Catalogue, p. 66; where the author mentioned that small cabinets were made for display on a kang, a headed platform made of bricks, which served as a seat by day and a bed at night, ibid., p. 67.