China - Jiaqing period (1796-1820) Important rectangular red lacquer box carved in relief on the two main sides of 'One Hundred Boys' (Baizi tu) in a garden, standing out against a background of lozenges and flowers, and represented in various activities : represented in various activities : playing kites, stick horses, playing qin in a pavilion, painting and calligraphy, lion dancing, bathing in a lotus pond, reading, cavorting, the sides decorated with lychee branches, pomegranates, peaches and birds in foliage. H 12×W 63×D 20.5cm