A large circular lidded box, in overglaze enamel, with a metal rim and handles, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, shallow fluting around the body with characteristic metal around the rim, finely painted with 100 boys pattern playing in a garden note: The Royal Court of Vietnam ordered ceramics in large quantities from China and dictated the design. Provenance: Acquired in Hanoi, by an expat living in Asia in early 1990s. Condition: A star crack inside the base of the box, height 20 cm, diameter 20 cm, height 20 cm, depth cm