Carved cinnabar lacquer in high relief, black lacquer coating inside and to base China, 16th century Of circular form, the flat cover carved through the rich layers of red lacquer showing a scholar playing the flute, accompanied by his attended on a Guzheng, set in an Edenic garden under a tree sided by elaborate rockwork, the background with a lotus pond. The sides of the lid and the box encircled by keyfret bands in high relief, lacquered black to the interior and base. Shape: Round Dimensions: 7 cm (diameter) Condition: Very good condition with some wear and minor nibbling to black lacquer inside, one small chip to rim restored to invisibility Provenance: Austrian private collection Literature comparison: Important Chinese Art. Sotheby’s, London, May 13th, 2015, lot 341. (for a very similar box) 十六世紀剔紅“樂師”蓋盒 剔紅高浮雕，内盒和底座黑漆 中國，十六世紀 圓形表面上，剔紅高浮雕刻畫，描繪了一位樂師演奏長笛，他的朋友彈奏古箏，四周花叢假山，背景為荷花池。蓋子和箱子的側面由浮雕環繞的雷紋圍繞，內部和底部塗黑色。 圓形 尺寸：直徑7 cm 品相極好，有一些磨損，内盒黑漆有磕碰，小裂口，及不可見的修補 奧地利私人收藏 文獻參考：《重要中國藝術》，蘇富比，倫敦，2015年5月13日，341號拍品 (一個極相似的盒子)