Large Qing Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Box

Large Chinese polychrome porcelain box in the Famille Rose palette, bulbous rectangular form with vignettes throughout of figures carrying precious objects such as flaming pearls and conch shells towards a knotted lantern or bat and lotus lantern with vases and low tables containing additional objects surrounded by foliate forms, fret rims, and a plinth base. Marked with apocryphal Wan Li or Ta Ming Wan Li nien chih character mark to underside. 9 1/4" H x 15 1/8" W x 8 1/8" D. Late 19th/early 20th century.

The collection of Gerry Sadow, Nashville, Tennessee.
Condition Report: Scattered minor wear to surface, including wear to polychrome enameling at corners and surface residue. Possible flaw in the making to inner corner of lower half outside edge, measuring 3/8" x 7/8".