A pair of grisaille-decorated 'Dayazhai' 'butterfly and flower' jardinières and stands, Qing dynasty, Guangxu period

Collection of John Story Jenks (1839-1923).

Sotheby's New York, 18th-19th March 2014, lot 491.

Compare a jardinière and stand of this design in the collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Guanyang ciqi: Gugong bowuyuancang Qing dai zhici guanyang yu yuyao ciqi [Official Designs and Imperial Porcelain: Official Porcelain Designs and Imperial Qing Dynasty Porcelains in the Palace Museum], Beijing, 2007, p. 195. Also see a similar jardinière from the Tongzhi period, illustrated in The Complete Works of Chinese Ceramics, Qing part II, Shanghai, 2000, pl. 199.

John Story Jenks (1839-1923), an active philanthropist, served for many years on the Board of Trustees of the Philadelphia Art Museum and donated many Chinese works of art to its permanent collection.