A silver-gilt velvet purse and a small cinnabar lacquer box and cover


17th/18th century and 18th/19th centuryThe purse of lobed cloud-form decorated with qilin and phoenix amongst foliage surrounded with borders of crustacea and fish, the reverse with a silk-embroidered velvet panel; the circular box and cover carved in low relief with a scholar seated under a pine tree, the sides and box base with a wan-symbol diaper.The purse: 14cm (5 1/2in) high (2).