CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, EPOQUE QIANLONG (1736-1795)

The dragon in waves motif can be found on various cinnabar lacquer wares, compare for example the Imperial box carved with dragons on wave ground in the Palace Museum Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum. Lacquer Wares of the Qing Dynasty, Hong Kong 2006, pl.9
See a similar lacquer box carved with three dragons sold in Christie's Paris, 15 June 2004, lot 123.