Carved red lacquer box in the shape of intersecting lozenges, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Carved red lacquer box in the shape of intersecting lozenges, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

• Image Number: C1H000074N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Lacquer wares
• Function: Container
• Material: Plants/Paint/
• Description:
  The red box is made of wood, and the color is vermilion. Cover type cover, shallow straight wall, flat bottom. The cover is carved with three dragons playing on the water waves, and the edges are decorated with a pattern. The cover wall is also carved with coral, beads, and horns. The diamond shaped brocade ground with yellow ten thousand characters, pink flowers, blue ground and black frame painted on the wall of the vessel has yellow and red chequered black paint drawers, and the drawers are filled with seven small square boxes with colorful ten thousand characters, flowers and brocade.