The casket lacquered in black, the lid painted in red, blue, green, white and gold, with two confronted five-claws dragons chasing the sacred pearl in the clouds above the waves. In front, blossoming peonies among scrolls and a stylized lotus shaped clasp. The sides decorated with prunus flowers and bamboo leaves, the back with flowers and plants delicately painted in gold. The inside with brown lacquer.

Bibliography

The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum. Furniture of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (I). Cat. 192, p. 233. (a small cabinet with a similar decoration)