Lot Essay
A nearly identical hexagonal tiered box, decorated with Budai on the cover, is illustrated by D. Clifford, Chinese Carved Lacquer, London, 1992, pl. 37; while a square box with four layers, similarly decorated with composite flower scrolls and with an identical integral stand, is in the British Museum and illustrated by H. Garner, Chinese Lacquer, London, 1979, pl. 41. Cf. also a smaller quatrefoil stacked box with similar stand, floral scrolls and landscape scenes on the cover, illustrated in Zhongguo Qiqi Quanji, 5, Beijing, 1995, pl. 33.