BOÎTE EN LAQUE ROUGE SCULPTÉEÉpoque Jiaqing (1796-1820)A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER BOX AND COVERJiaqing (1796-1820)Of circular shape, the flat cover carved with a scholar in a landscape setting framed by craggy rocks and distant cliffs, followed by two attendants carrying a flowerpot descending from stairs leading to a fenced terrasse with a large rock, beneath a gnarledwutong tree, the sides of box and cover with flowering peonies and mallow flowers issuing from rockwork, the inside painted black.21.2cm (8 3/8in) diam. (2).Provenance: 清嘉慶 剔紅山水人物圓蓋盒Provenance:A French noble familyAcquired in the late 19th century in France, and thence by descent來源:法國貴族收藏19世紀末獲得與於法國，並由後人保存迄今