Red patent leather memorial box

[Red lacquer case]

Red lacquer case, clear, 30 cm long, 15 cm wide, and 6.8 cm high. The old collection of the Qing Palace
This box is rectangular and has a stable shape. There is a gold-plated “play” character on the top of the front, which names the use of the box. It is a typical style of the memorial box used by the Qing court. The opening is attached with a buckle and a hanger, on which a lock and a key are attached
The memorial box is a form of the outer packaging of the memorial. Memorials, also known as folding notes and playing notes, began in the early Qing Dynasty and were classified documents of the court. The memorial is sealed in a box during transmission for security and confidentiality. The boxes can be divided into leather memorials, wooden memorials, lacquer memorials, etc. according to different materials. The memorial box is usually issued by the emperor, and the original key in the box is in the hands of the officials in the palace and with the box respectively to protect the confidentiality