Chinese Export Rose Mandarin palette square bowl, late 18th or early 19th century, the interior centering a flower, the exterior decorated with alternating panels, one with a cartouche depicting a family enjoying the outdoors near a river, the other having butterflies and flowers framed by purple latticework, apparently unmarked.

Approximate dimensions: h. 4.75", sq. 9.75".

Examined under blacklight. Scattered glaze and manufacturing imperfections as well as glaze flakes and shallow chips around the rim, loss of enamel at rim and in butterfly cartouches, area of inpainting near one corner of rim, having a 1"