QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

A number of Imperial carved red lacquer chests with multiple inner compartments, from the Qianlong period, have been published. An identical casket with inner drawers, and decorated with dragons within the panels, is illustrated in the exhibition catalogue, Carving the Subtle Radiance of Colors: Treasured Lacquerware in the National Palace Museum, National Palace Museum, Taipei, 2007, p. 147, no. 153.