Antique Chinese Cinnabar Lacquer Round Box with Character for Spring (Chun) and God of Longevity (Shoulao) leapord as if he's just woken

as if he's just woken from a nap

and clearly it had been there a very long time

Set it on a shelf or attach a hook to the back and hang it on the wall

which I’d guess dates from the 40s or 50s

this one has a wonderfully warm patina

Antique Chinese Cinnabar Lacquer Round Box with Character for Spring (Chun) and God of Longevity (Shoulao) leapord as if he's just wokenThis lovely, finely carved antique Chinese cinnabar box features a large representation of the character for spring (chun, an allusion to long life), and a small image of Shoulao, the god of longevity, on its face, with an overflowing bowl below it set against a background of radiating rainbows. This "bowl of treasures" design apparently first appeared in the 16th century, but became famous and more complicated when an extraordinary series of boxes