Dimensions: Length: 34 Width: 19cm, Height: 26cm. Chinese Qing Dynasty Huanghuali Three Tiers Food Lidded Box. The Box is Made in a rectangles with four level and correspondence flat dome lid. There is a tongue at the outer rims for fitting the lid created a perfect fitment on the each rim. U shape flanked on the foot base to upper lid, all supported with wide flat rectangle foot base. Each box carved with scrolling Ruyi and auspicious pattern. The entirety is encased in amazing relief carving which gives this box a captivating appearance. Huanghuali, or yellow flowering pear wood, Originally know as huali or huali, the modifier Huang yellowish-brown was added in the early twentieth century to describe old huali wood whose surfaces had mellowed to a yellowish tone due to long exposure to light. The color can range from reddish-brown to golden-yellow. Historical references point to Hainan Island as the main source of huali. The sweet fragrance of huali distinguishes it from the similar appearing but pungent-adored hongmu. The finest huanghuali has a translucent shimmering surface with abstractly figured patterns that delight the eye. Those appearing like ghost faces were highly prized.品项报告: Over all in EXCELLENT condition, with normal anomalies in nature, natural wood imperfection, sign of stressed surface, minor scratch & dent; Normal consider ages and wears.SEVEN SEAS GALLERY provides condition reports as a courtesy to our clients and assumes no liability for any error or omission. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, and is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Descriptions are our opinions and should in no way be construed as a guarantee of any kind as to age, condition, mater.The bidder assumes responsibility for ensuring that the condition of the item(s) meets with their satisfaction prior to bidding. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging.