{"product_id":"vintage-chinese-famille-rose-style-porcelain-covered-box-boys-melons","title":"Vintage Chinese Famille Rose Style Porcelain Covered Box | Hand Painted Boys Harvesting Melons | Butterfly \u0026 Dragonfly | Round Lidded Trinket Box | 4.5\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo little boys hauling home the biggest melons in the patch. What would you keep inside?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis vintage porcelain covered box is hand painted in the Chinese famille rose style, with bright overglaze enamels in pink, green, yellow, turquoise, cobalt blue and orange on a creamy white glaze. The domed lid shows two boys in colorful robes tugging on a vine heavy with melons, with a butterfly and swirling cloud scrolls. Around the base, more children play among the melon vines, along with a dragonfly and a blue flower. Children with melons is a traditional Chinese good-luck design: melons grow on long vines with many seeds, so they stand for a big, happy family with many sons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: Porcelain with hand-painted overglaze enamels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStyle: Chinese famille rose (\"boys\" motif)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEra: Mid to late 20th century\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarks: A small painted mark on the base and a faint worn stamp near the foot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize: About 4.5\" across and 2.5\" tall with the lid on\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUses: Trinket, ring or jewelry box, vanity or desk box, or a decorative accent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: Good vintage condition. Bright, glossy enamels. The unglazed rims where the lid meets the base show light age discoloration, as is normal, and there is a small rough spot at the edge of the foot ring. Please see photos, as they are part of the description\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStyling props shown in photos are not included.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oddly Darling Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68263955136711,"sku":"H-0279","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/7028\/5255\/files\/hand-painted-porcelain-trinket-box-figural-motif.jpg?v=1794001906","url":"https:\/\/www.oddlydarlingvintage.com\/products\/vintage-chinese-famille-rose-style-porcelain-covered-box-boys-melons","provider":"Oddly Darling Vintage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}