A Famille Rose Boys Playing Ink Box, Qianlong Mark Of square form with canted corners, the shallow straight sides raised on four shallow bracket feet, the cover painted with a scenery of five boys playing on grass ground and a banana leaf tree standing on back. Four sides decorated a band of florette scrolls. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm.) wide Provenance: From the descendent of a noted British missionary Scott Charles Wilfred, Scott Charles Wilfred was born in 1880. After graduated from the Cambridge, he started the missionary life in North China during the period from 1909 to 1920, building his own collection in China including Chinese painting, ceramics, jade and metal artworks. Condition: Overall good condition commensurate with age, with usual traces of wear. Cracks to the base. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Alden's Auction assumes no responsibility for any error or omission. Absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us via Email: info@aldensauction.com