A LARGE CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER ‘LONGEVITY’ BOX AND COVER
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The cover is well carved on top with four roundels containing the characters Wansui Changchun 'Ten thousand years and perpetual spring', surrounding the central roundel enclosing the character shou, amidst densely scrolling clouds and bats, against a ground of various fruiting sprays. The sides of the cover and the box are similarly carved with Eight Buddhist Emblems interspersed with lotus scrolls and bats.
13 3/4 in. (35.1 cm.) diam., box
A LARGE CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER ‘LONGEVITY’ BOX AND COVER
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The cover is well carved on top with four roundels containing the characters Wansui Changchun 'Ten thousand years and perpetual spring', surrounding the central roundel enclosing the character shou, amidst densely scrolling clouds and bats, against a ground of various fruiting sprays. The sides of the cover and the box are similarly carved with Eight Buddhist Emblems interspersed with lotus scrolls and bats.
13 3/4 in. (35.1 cm.) diam., box
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