A RARE THREE-COLOUR CINNABAR LACQUER CARVED BOX AND COVER Qianlong (2)A RARE THREE-COLOUR CINNABAR LACQUER CARVED BOX AND COVERQianlongCrisply carved in varying depths through cinnabar, green-black and ochre layers with a central cartouche of a bearded sage and boy-attendant carrying a qin, all within a mountainous landscape with wutong trees issuing from craggy rocks, beside a greenish-black lacquer lake carved with diamond-pattern, the sky of yellow-ochre and cinnabar clouds, all surrounded by lappet band and dense clusters of peonies, the box carved ensuite. 21.5cm (8 1/2in) diam (2).清乾隆 剔彩山水人物圖圓蓋盒See a related three colour cinnabar lacquer carved box and cover, Qianlong six character mark and of the period, at the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Lacquer Wares of the Qing Dynasty, Shenzhen, 2006, pp.42-43, no.26.