AN IMPERIAL ENAMEL 'FLORAL MEDALLION' SEAL PASTE BOX AND COVER
Qianlong mark and of the period
Of octalobed form, all surfaces covered in white enamel except for the raised gilded edges and lip, the top of the gently-domed cover and sides of the box finely painted with a profusion of different floral medallions, irregularly spaced with some overlapping, the sides of the cover decorated with floral scrolls, the interior painted with a still life of lotus root, finger citron, melon, rose and berries with two fluttering butterflies, all enclosed within a border of five linked bats, the base of the box inscribed in blue enamel with the four-character reign mark within a double-square.
2in (5cm) wide