Carved cinnabar lacquerChina, early Qing Dynasty (1616-1661)Dimensions: Height 23,2 cm Length 11,5 cm Width 11,5 cmWeight: 780 gramsSquare lacquer bottle with hour-glass-shaped neck. The bottom shows two scholars dressed in robes, one young and bald, the other old with long beard and hunched back. They are standing amid a beautiful landscape of grass, rocks, trees, a lake and hills. The bottleneck is decorated with a flower in the center surrounded by ornaments.