A fine Chinese porcelain Mandarin pattern punch bowl, c. 1760, Qianlong Period. The large bowl, well painted in famille rose enamels, with large panels of figures in a garden, before a river landscape. All on an iron red and gilt Y pattern ground, further decorated with panels of a farmer with an oxon, figures in a garden, and smaller shaped reserves of river landscapes and flowers en price camaieu. The interior painted to the centre with fruit and flowers, the rim of gourds and flowers suspended from branches, beneath a cell diaper band to the rim. Diameter - 36 cm, 14 1/8”. Height - 15.2 cm, 6”. Condition - Typical minor wear to the enamel and gilding, commensurate with the bowls age. No damage. No restoration.