A Chinese porcelain lidded box, a beauty seated on a rock reading, signed Xu Shanqin, a Tongzhi seal mark, 19th century, another beauty in the garden, taking a nap while leaning on a rock, painted in calm tones. Condition: small rim chips to rim of lid. Provenance: Acquired in China, by an expat living in Asia in 1990s, height 15 cm