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Chinese Qing Style Carved Cinnabar Lacquer Rectangular Box中国清式剔红漆雕长方盖盒
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Here we have a charming Chinese Qing Style Carved Cinnabar Lacquer Rectangular Box — the sort of object that wins you over first with surface and only later with questions. It’s a small covered box, richly carved with floral scrolls and a lively little landscape scene on the lid, complete with figures, pavilions, and garden drama in miniature.
The base bears the four characters 乾隆年制, meaning “Made in the Qianlong period.” Now, that sounds thrilling — but in the lacquer world, such marks are very often honorary, decorative, or frankly optimistic. And here, I would treat it as apocryphal rather than authoritative.
What matters more is the object itself. The red lacquer carving has good decorative punch, but it lacks the extraordinary depth, subtlety, and razor-confident refinement one expects from true 18th-century imperial cinnabar work. The brass-colored rim mounts, the somewhat formulaic diaper-ground carving, and the overall commercial neatness all point instead to a later Qing-style production, likely late 19th to mid-20th century.
Condition appears respectable for a utilitarian decorative box: some edge wear, small losses, rubbing, and interior wear, all consistent with age and use. Those issues affect value, but they also reassure us that this has lived a life.
So: authenticity score, 42%. Not a Qianlong imperial treasure, but likely an older Chinese decorative lacquer box with real collecting appeal. At auction, I’d estimate it around $150 to $400 as seen. If it were truly Qianlong period? We’d be having a very different — and much more expensive — conversation.
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Item Report
Chinese Qing Style Carved Cinnabar Lacquer Rectangular Box
中国清式剔红漆雕长方盖盒
By:Unknown
Style:Chinese carved cinnabar lacquer, Qing style decorative arts
Origin:China
Materials:carved red lacquer over composition body or wood core, black lacquer interior, brass or brass-colored metal rim mounts
Age:Likely late 19th to mid-20th century, probably circa 1900-1950
Condition:Good (visible wear, rim losses, interior wear, not professionally examined)
Value:Auction estimate: as a later Qing-style decorative box, $150-$400; if it were a genuine Qianlong-period imperial cinnabar lacquer box, the value would be many thousands to well over $20,000 depending on size, quality, and provenance.
Maker's Marks / Writing:Apocryphal four-character mark: '乾隆年制' / 'Made in the Qianlong period.'
Date:2026-04-22 20:11:56.782992
Description:
A small rectangular carved red lacquer box with domed lid, decorated overall with floral scrolls and a top reserve showing a landscape scene with figures, pavilion architecture, and trees. The base bears an apocryphal four-character Qianlong mark, and the interior is black-lacquered. Visible brass-colored metal mounts line the rim.
一件小型长方形剔红漆雕盖盒，盖面微拱，通体饰缠枝花卉纹，顶面开光内雕人物、楼阁与树石山水场景。底部带有伪托的四字“乾隆年制”款，内壁髹黑漆，口沿可见黄铜色金属包边。
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Assessment:
This appears to be a Chinese carved cinnabar lacquer-style box made in the Qing taste, but not likely of the Qianlong period despite the base mark. The carving is decorative and competent, yet somewhat mechanical and repetitive in the diaper ground and reign-mark panel. The four-character mark reads 'Qianlong nian zhi' (Made in the Qianlong period), but it should be treated as apocryphal from the photos. The presence of brass-colored edging, the relatively even carving, and the overall commercial character suggest a later export or decorative piece rather than an 18th-century imperial workshop object. Still, it is an attractive collectible box with good visual appeal and usable market value.
从照片判断，这应是一件中国清代风格的剔红漆雕盖盒，但并不太可能真正属于乾隆时期，尽管底部刻有款识。其雕工具有装饰性，也算工整，但底部锦地纹与款识板的刻法略显程式化、机械化。四字款为“乾隆年制”，但依据现有图片，应视为后加或后仿的寄托款。口沿所见黄铜色包边、较均匀的雕刻方式，以及整体偏商品化的气质，都更接近晚期外销或陈设性作品，而非十八世纪宫廷作坊真品。不过，这仍是一件观赏性不错、市场上有一定收藏与陈设价值的小盒。
Individual Images:
whole lacquer box three-quarter view
front lacquer box
detail of carved landscape scene
side view of lacquer box
overhead of box and base
base of lacquer box
detail of Qianlong mark
side view with lid open
interior of lacquer box
interior of box and cover
Provenance:
No provenance provided or verified from the images.
Condition:
Good (visible wear, rim losses, interior wear, not professionally examined)
Identification Score: 93%
The form, carved red lacquer surface, black-lacquered interior, and apocryphal Qianlong base mark clearly identify it as a Chinese carved cinnabar lacquer-style covered box. Confidence is high on object type, though the exact date and body material cannot be confirmed from photos alone.
其器形、剔红漆雕表面、黑漆内壁以及底部伪托乾隆款，都很明确地表明这是一件中国剔红漆雕风格的盖盒。对于器物类型的判断把握很高，但确切年代及胎体材质仅凭照片仍无法完全确认。
Authenticity Score: 42%
The box is likely genuinely older decorative work rather than a brand-new fake, but the Qianlong mark is almost certainly spurious. Key factors lowering the score are the commercial regularity of the carving, the brass-colored metal trim, the simplified mark carving, and the lack of the deep, refined, layered lacquer quality expected in an 18th-century imperial example. I do not see enough evidence to call it a modern deliberate forgery, but I do see strong evidence against a true Qianlong-period attribution.
这件盒子本身较可能是一件具有一定年代的后期装饰性器物，而不是全新的现代假货，但其“乾隆”款几乎可以肯定是伪托。降低真实性评分的关键因素包括：雕刻过于程式化且商业气息较重、黄铜色金属包边、款识刻法较简单，以及缺乏十八世纪宫廷剔红应有的层层积漆深度与精致刀法。现有证据尚不足以断言其为刻意制造的现代赝品，但已足以否定其为真正乾隆本朝之物。
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Keywords
Chinese carved cinnabar lacquer box, Qing style box, red lacquer, covered box, Qianlong mark, apocryphal mark, decorative arts, China
中国剔红漆雕盒, 清式盖盒, 红漆, 盖盒, 乾隆款, 寄托款, 装饰艺术, 中国
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