A lobed cinnabar lacquer box and cover
QianlongThe cover finely carved with an Autumnal scene of a scholar instructing his two boy attendants to sweep falling leaves off the floor of a fenced terrace overlooking a lake, the floor, sky and waves each finely picked out with brocaded patterns, the sides with a pattern of hexagonal cells each enclosing flowerheads, the box carved with a matching design.14.2cm (5 5/8in) wide (2).