A CARVED RED LACQUER KANG TABLEThe top is carved with a pavilion in which three attendants assist a scholar painting a handscroll, with a river and hills in the distance, below an inscription describing the scene. The sides and outward-curving legs are carved with blossoming prunus branches on various diaper grounds. The inscription is followed by a seal, kuisheng, and the underside of the table is inscribed with a six-character Qianlong mark in gold lacquer.11 7⁄8 in. (30.2 cm.) high; 34 5⁄8 in. (88 cm.) long; 22 in. (56 cm.) deep