A SMALL CARVED TWO-COLOR LACQUER BOX AND COVER QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

of cylindrical form, the top carved through ochre and red layers with three cinnabar lacquer double-gourds emerging from leafy stems issuing blossoms and tendrils which are further defined by a thin layer of black lacquer, all against an ochre diaper ground, the deep sides carved with a geometric wan-fret pattern, the base incised with a stylized central blossom, the interior black-lacquered (2)