A Chinese laque burgauté three tiered box probably 16th century

A Chinese laque burgauté three tiered box probably 16th century, inlaid in mother of pearl, the cover with a scene of children playing beneath a flowering tree, the sides with further cartouche-shaped panels with children holding birds and fans and playing in gardens, all on a geometric cash-diaper ground, 24.8cm. (4)

Cf. S Kwan, Chinese Mother-of-Pearl, The Muwen Tang Collection series 13 no.54 for a similar example.

十六世紀（可能）  褐漆嵌螺鈿倭角方盒