A CHINESE PORCELAIN 'BOY AND CHICKEN' CUP, QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND PERIOD (1736-1795) the steep rounded sides resting on a countersunk base, famille rose painted with a continuous scene of a boy approaching a rooster in a garden with flowering peony issuing from rockwork, with an inscription of an Imperial poem by the Qianlong Emperor and dated with the bingshen year corresponding to 1776 5.5cm high Provenance: Christie's, London, 19 June 2001, lot 97 Descriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.