Antique Chinese Cinnabar Lacquer Round Box with Character for Spring (Chun) and God of Longevity (Shoulao) middle eastern 8 3/4”x5 1/8” x 3

8 3/4”x5 1/8” x 3 1/2”

until I noted that the numbers on the side run 0 to 6 rather than showing temperatures

printed by The Bobbs-Merrill Company in the 20s-early 30s (last copyright is 1903)

These charming

I really can’t think of a better pot in which to plant a big

Antique Chinese Cinnabar Lacquer Round Box with Character for Spring (Chun) and God of Longevity (Shoulao) middle eastern 8 3/4”x5 1/8” x 3This 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