A GILT-BRONZE BOX AND COVER
QIANLONG INCISED FOUR-CHARACTER MARK WITHIIN A DOUBLE SQUARE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The box is of circular form resting on a flat base, cast on the sides with kui dragons against a diaper ground and ruyi scrolls on the everted lobed rim. The domed cover is similarly decorated with bats and surmounted by a lotus bud finial.
6 in. (15.3 cm.) wide, Japanese wood box
A GILT-BRONZE BOX AND COVER
QIANLONG INCISED FOUR-CHARACTER MARK WITHIIN A DOUBLE SQUARE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The box is of circular form resting on a flat base, cast on the sides with kui dragons against a diaper ground and ruyi scrolls on the everted lobed rim. The domed cover is similarly decorated with bats and surmounted by a lotus bud finial.
6 in. (15.3 cm.) wide, Japanese wood box
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