A Chinese mother of pearl and jade inlaid rosewood hexagonal treasure box, Qing Dynasty,

A Chinese mother of pearl and jade inlaid rosewood hexagonal treasure box, Qing Dynasty, the moulded cover with a central nephrite jade bell form finial finely carved with bats, dragons, flowers and foliage, surrounded by four mother-of-pearl bats within a meandering flower border, each of the five sides inlaid with mother-of-pearl birds and insects in branches and lines of script within fret and flower borders, the interior with lift-out tray, 30cm high, 30cm across. Footnote:
A comparative treasure box can be found in the collection of the National Palace Museum, Beijing, inset with a jade bi disc and made in the Qianlong reign. See Maxwell K. Hearn, 'Splendors of Imperial China', pp.140-141.