A LARGE CHINESE CINNABAR LACQUER OCTAGONAL-SECTION 'SANXING' BOX AND COVER

16TH/17TH CENTURY

The cover with a scene of the Fu Lu Shou standing on clouds, the deities float above a pavilion set amidst tempestuous waters and craggy rocks, with a pair of cranes in flight around the building, the sides carved with panels enclosing boys playing in landscapes and blossoming flowers reserved on diaper, all raised on a flared foot decorated with floral sprays, 27cm. (2)

Cf. Sotheby's London, 13th May 2015, lot 117 for a comparable box and cover.