China, (Qing dynasty, 19th Century), Jewelery box with lid, cinnabar and blue lacquer on a carved wooden base
China (Qing dynasty, 19th century) Box with jewelery lid Lacquer in cinnabar and blue on a carved wooden base Dimensions: h. cm. 13.4; diam. cm 26.7 Box In cinnabar red lacquer, with interior and base lacquered in blue. A peony band surrounds the central medallion in which a literary scene is described that takes place around a building in the middle of a wood.