A FINE AND RARE FAMILLE ROSE 'FLORAL' BOX AND COVERYongzheng six-character mark and possibly of the periodOf circular form, the flattened domed cover with a subtly recessed central medallion, delicately enamelled with leafy branches of chrysanthemum and peony, the sides of the box and cover intricately decorated with multi-coloured 'flower-ball' pattern reserved on a blue ground filled with geometric scrolls, box.7cm (2 3/4in) diam. (2).Provenance: 或清雍正 粉彩皮球花花卉紋圓香盒青花「大清雍正年製」楷書款Compare a Qianlong famille rose box and cover with a related 'floral' design, illustrated inTheplete Collection of the Treasures of the Palace Museum: Porcelains with Cloisonne Enamel Decoration and Famille Rose Decoration, Shanghai, 2009, pl.99. The decoration of the flower-ball decoration is very similar to a Qianlong simulated porcelain bell container in the shape of a book with brocade design, illustrated inKangxi. Yongzheng. Qianlong. Qing Porcelain from the Palace Museum Collection, Beijing, 1989, pl.103.參考一件乾隆粉彩花卉紋蓋盒，其花卉紋飾與本器類似，見《故宮博物院藏文物珍品大系：琺瑯彩粉彩》，上海，2009年，圖版99。本器上所繪皮秋花紋飾跟北京故宮藏一件乾隆時期的粉彩錦紋書式金鐘籠十分相似，參閱《故宮藏珍：康雍乾瓷器圖錄》，北京，1989年，圖版103。