A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER BOX AND COVER QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

of circular section, the flat top of the cover carved in crisp relief through a black lacquer outer layer with two large melons carved with a dense geometric diaper pattern and issuing leafing and flowering tendrils, the deep sides with further diaper pattern, the interior and base lacquered black (2) 

Gerard Hawthorn Ltd., London, 2005.