A CINNABAR LACQUER BOX, QIANLONGChina, 1736-1795. Extraordinary carving of very deep relief with three scholars playing weiqi in a rocky landscape under a group of three pine trees. The background and sides with a multitude of neatly incised patterns.Provenance: The collection of Susanna Deistler, Vienna, Austria. Acquired at Galerie Zacke in 1990. Published: ‘Feine dekorative Kunst aus China und Japan’, Exhibition from October 24th - November 30th, 1990, lot 17. Original exhibition label with inventory number ‘286’ to base.Condition: Outstanding condition with only four minor nicks to inner lips, three of them with old touchups. No damage or restorations whatsoever to the lacquer carving! The black lacquer base with scratching and wear.Weight: 749.8 grams.Dimensions: Diameter 17.2 cm.Five-lobed boxes of this type are extremely rare, especially with such a magnificent three-dimensional carving. Compare with a brush pot showing similarly deep carving in ‘Carving the Subtle Radiance of Colors, Treasured Lacquerware in the National Palace Museum Taipei’, lot 149.乾隆剔紅漆雕捧盒中國，1736-1795。山林景觀中三位學者松下弈棋，背景為天地錦紋。來源：奧地利維也納Susanna Deistler收藏，于1990年購於Zacke 藝廊。品相：整體保存良好，盡在内沿処有四條輕微磕損，其中三條曾經修復。漆雕処沒有損壞或修復。髹黑漆底部有劃痕與磨損。重量： 749.8 克尺寸：直徑17.2 厘米