An inlaid black lacquer box and cover, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, of rectangular form, the top embellished in hardstones and mother-of-pearl with a figure holding ribboned objects, riding on the back of a Buddhist lion flanked by two cubs, within a mother-of-pearl beaded border interspersed with four bats at the corners, 35 cm wide, 25 cm deep, 9.5 cm high