Externally decorated in gold, blue and pink depicting a continuous garland of roses and birds and ribbons, inside at the centre a hardly readable Arabic inscription. In quite good conditions, a 5 cm hairline and a 3 mm chip on the rim, slightly warped.25 cm diam.,9,5 cm highA FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN PUNCH BOWL FOR ARABIC MARKET, CHINA, QING DYNASTY, LATE 18TH CENTURY EARLY 19TH CENTURYProvenance: from the private collection of an important Italian ambassador and thence by descent