104. RARE BOÎTE COUVERTE EN LAQUE ROUGE SCULPTÉ Époque Qianlong (1736-1795) A RARE CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER 'FIGURAL' BOX AND COVER Qianlong period The rectangular box and cover with a metal core and rounded sides, finely and deeply carved around the sides with carp jumping amongst crashing waves, the cover with a scene depicting a gathering of literati next to a river during Spring Purification Festival, the insides lacquered black, the inside cover with an incised four character inscription xiuxi wenhe (Precious Spring Purification box). 9.7cm (3 7/8in) diam. (2). 清乾隆 剔紅脩禊文盒 Provenance: Collection of Eduard von Grützner (1846-1925) Hugo Helbing, Sammlung Eduard von Grützner, München, 24 June 1930, lot 644, pl.LII Collection of Clemens Prince of Bavaria (1902-1990) Collection of Ludwig Bretschneider (1909-1987), Munich, thence by descent in the family, acquired from the family in 1996 來源： Eduard von Grützner（1846-1925）珍藏 Hugo Helbing拍賣行，慕尼黑，Eduard von Grützner藏品拍賣，1930年6月24日，編號644，圖版LII 巴伐利亞王子克莱门斯（1902-1990）珍藏 慕尼黑Ludwig Bretschneider（1909-1987）珍藏，後家族傳承 現藏家於1996年得自上述來源 The inscription on the inside of the cover of this box refers to the Xiuxi Festival (Spring Purification Festival), a Chinese tradition of a water play by the river, at the beginning of the 3rd month on the 3rd day to remove bad luck. For this group of inscribed boxes, see The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Lacquer Wares of the Qing Dynasty, Shanghai, 2006, nos. 5-20.