Lot 221 A CHINESE RED-LACQUERED 'PEONIES' BOX AND COVER, 19TH-20TH CENTURY

Reference: ART1003050

The cover is carved with a roundel enclosing three peonies amongst rocks surrounded by a leafy ruyi-head band. The edges of the box cover and base are carved with a leafy qilin band. The interior and base are lacquered black, and the base has an apocryphal Qianlong mark in gilt.
Diameter 17 cm.
Height 6 cm.