A gilt-decorated black-lacquer lobed box and cover, Qing dynasty, 18th century | 清十八世紀 黑漆描金蓮紋花式蓋盒

Compare a related dish with a four-character Qianlong reign mark on the base, from the Qing Court collection and now preserved in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum. Lacquer Wares of the Qing dynasty, Hong Kong, 2006, pl. 108.