A large Dayazhai famille rose yellow-ground jardinière, Guangxu period (1875-1908). stimate $6,000 – $8,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The jardinière is heavily potted and decorated with a bird perched in a wisteria vine above roses of various colors, both the vine and the rose branches extend around the sides, and the three characters, Dayazhai, beside a tian di yi jia chun (Spring throughout the heaven and Earth as one family) seal mark are in iron red below the rim. A drainage hole is in the base. 14 ½ in. (37 cm.) diam.

Provenance: Spink & Son Ltd., London, 1990.

PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF MR. AND MRS. ROBERT YOUNG, VIRGINIA 

Christie's. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 17 - 18 September 2015, New York, Rockefeller Plaza