Red sandalwood carved round box with cornucopia pattern

[Red sandalwood carved cornucopia round box]

Red sandalwood carved cornucopia round box, the Qianlong Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, has a diameter of 9.1 cm, a bottom diameter of 9.9 cm, and a height of 5.1 cm
The box cover is slightly bulging, straight wall, flat bottom and round foot. The surface of the cover is decorated with a cornucopia, a large auspicious gourd and various auspicious clouds; The box wall is decorated with eight patterns (wheel, snail, umbrella, cover, flower, pot, fish and intestines). The shape is regular and the design is exquisite
Although this red sandalwood box has no style, the records in the archives of the manufacturing office can be used for reference. In March of the 19th year of Qianlong’s reign, a decree was issued to Guangmuzuo, requesting that a small rosewood round box be made quickly to hold the purse. “The wall of the box is straight and carved with patterns of eight auspicious patterns. The lid of the box should be Mantou drum style, with cornucopia, lucky gourd and auspicious patterns carved on it”
Compared with the actual products, the Mantou type cover and various patterns are consistent with the literature. However, the printed land described in the file is actually a sidebar, and this subtle difference may be caused by the understanding of Jindi during the reign of Qianlong
We can find that this red sandalwood box was placed in the wooden box of the Chengsu Hall during the inventory of the Aftermath Committee of the Qing Dynasty in the Republic of China. The box is equipped with drawers and grooves, and is embedded with a jade ring and a jade person (now the jade person has been lost). If the file records can correspond to this round box, it indicates that the use function of the same item may change in different periods