72. QUATRE PETITES BOÎTES COUVERTES EN ZITAN SCULPTÉ XVIIIe/XIXe siècle FOUR CARVED ZITAN BOXES AND COVERS 18th/19th century Two boxes of rectangular shape, entirely carved with a wan diaper ground, the cover of one box further decorated with four small scholar's objects, two boxes and covers in the shape of a book, the sides set with nanmu panels. Three boxes: 5.4cm x 17.7cm x 12.3cm (2 1/8in x 7in x 4 7/8in) One box: 6.7cm x 15.5cm x 14.7cm(2 5/8in x 6 1/8in x 5 3/4in) (8). 十八/十九世紀 紫檀蓋盒一組四件 Provenance: Formerly in a German collection formed in China between 1912 and 1938 來源： 德國私人舊藏，於1912年至1938年間得自中國 Compare to the current zitan box and cover an example in zitan, illustrated in Qing Legacies: The Sumptuous Art of Imperial Packaging, Macau, 2000, cat. no.47. See also the pair of inlaid zitan scroll boxes and covers, from the Speelman Collection, published Sotheby's Hong Kong, 3 April 2018, lot 3413.