An unusual carved cinnabar lacquer desk, the rectangular top carved with an overall florette and lozenge diaper, set on either side with two long central drawers flanked by a shorter drawer, supported on side pedestals each with two further drawers over an open compartment, the outer sides carved in relief with figures in a landscape of lakeside pavilions, the interior sides carved with a dragon and phoenix among cloud scrolls, the drawer fronts carved with angular scrolls entwined with foliage, all within borders of scrolling lotus, fitted with metal angular scroll handles, 82.5 cm high, 151 cm wide, 71.5 cm deep