A cinnabar lacquer ruyi-shaped 'Lü Dongbin' box and cover
Qianlong
Of barbed ruyi-head form, the flattened upper surface intricately carved with a scene of Lü Dongbin in a landscape setting, the Immortal depicted adorned in Daoist garments with a sword behind his back and a fly whisk in his left hand, travelling on thick cloud scrolls passing through mountainous landscapes flanked by three bats in flight, the short straight sides intricately carved with an elaborate trefoil diaper ground, the whole design intricately carved on a wavy diaper background with multiple layers in relief, the base and interior lacquered black. 14cm wide. (2).
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