Qianlong six-character and Suanni Baohe four-character marks and of the periodSuperbly carved on the rectangular cover in varying depths of relief with three Buddhist lions playing with a beribonned ball amidst flame scrolls, reserved on floral cash-motif diaper ground, the lions with playful expressions, with carefully incised and well detailed fur, mane and bushy tail, each side with a central frame enclosing whorl-motifs, all enclosed within rectangular bands of key-fret repeated around the edges further framing foliate lotus scrolls reserved on a leiwen diaper ground, the box with a key-fret border carved around the edges, the interior and underside lacquered black, the base with an incised-gilt Qianlong six-character kaishu mark and the underside of the cover with an incised gilt suanni baohe kaishu mark, 'Treasured Box of Lions', fitted box. 32.8cm (12 7/8in) wide. (3).