PETITE BOÎTE COUVERTE EN LAQUE ROUGE SCULPTÉEXVIe siècleA SMALL CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER BOX AND COVER16th centuryOf rectangular shape, the flat cover carved with a scholar followed by two attendants carrying a flowerpot, all beneathwutong trees, banana plants, rocks and clouds, reserved on a diaper band extending into the sides, the box carved around the sides with birds perched on flowering camelia branches, the interiors lacquered black and with a small wood tray.14cm (5 1/2in) wide x 10cm (4in) deep x 8cm (3 1/8in) high. (2).Provenance: THE PROPERTY OF A LADY 女士藏品十六世紀 剔紅人物紋長方蓋盒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