A large and impressive 18th/19th century Canton famille rose porcelain punch bowl, all-over fine hand-painted various panelled scenes of figures within courtyards within square scroll frames upon a ground profusely decorated with flowers, birds and insects, encircling borders, gilt highlights, diameter 41.4 cm. Professional restoration. Provenance: From the estate of a prominent Manawatu family with New Zealand parliamentary and union heritage linking back to the late 19th and early 20th century, items from this family were deposited with the Dominion Museum, c.1920