GRANDE BOÎTE COUVERTE EN LAQUE ROUGE SCULPTÉEXVIIe siècleA LARGE CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER BOX AND COVER17th centuryOf rectangular shape, the flat cover carved through thick layers of lacquer with a group of scholars and their acolytes gathered on the shores of a lake surrounded by distant mountains,wutong and plantain trees, beneath a gnarled pine hiding a deer and next to a large stone table with flower pots, the sides decorated with birds flying among leafy branches laden with different flowers, including camelias and peonies, the interior lacquered black.37cm (14 5/8in) wide x 23cm (9in) deep x 12cm(4 3/4in) high. (2).Provenance: THE PROPERTY OF A LADY 女士藏品十七世紀 剔紅十八學士圖長方大蓋盒Provenance:Acquired by the family in China between 1895 and 1922, and thence by descent來源:1895年至1922年閒蒐集於中國，並由後人保存迄今