• Dimension: Height: 3 1/2 in (8.9 cm) Width: 11 3/8 in (28.9 cm)
• Estimate From: $5000
• Estimate To: $9000

The square top inlaid with eight red cinnabar lacquered bat in flight reserve on key-fret zitan ground, each side with a four compartment drawer. Qing Dynasty period.

明清以來，皇室、貴族對紫檀趨之若騖。乾隆時期百業興旺，國力充實，木質器物用料亦十分奢靡，紫檀工藝則發展得最為純粹和成熟。此紫檀盒正方形，造型別致。盒體四面各等分置五格長方形小門鈕，其中三格各巧作一抽履，可供開啟，造型別具一格。蓋面卍字、上浮雕剔紅蝙蝠飛向四面。有福從天降之寓意，盒身正面整體以變形回紋為地，整齊劃一，起到了襯托中間主題紋飾的作用。盒體、盒面滿工減地浮雕回紋，此盒設計巧妙，選材精良，刻工流暢。是不可多得的文房精品。