Lot 405. A pair of 'famille-rose' jardinieres and stands, Qing dynasty, Guangxu period (1875-1908); width of stand 6 3/4 in., 17.3 cm. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 USD. Lot sold 21,250 USD. Photo Sotheby's 2010 

each of rectangular form tapering to four bracket feet, the white ground finely painted with a continuous scene of birds amidst leafy branches of purple and pink peonies, inscribed in iron-red Dayazhai beside the Tian Diyi Jia Chun sealmark just below the mouthrim, the stands similarly decorated (4).

Note: It is rare to find jardinieres which have survived with their stands. An identical jardiniere but without its stand from the collection of the Palace Museum is illustrated in Guanyang Yuci: Official Designs for the Manufacture of Imperial Porcelain in the Palace Museum, Beijing, 2007, pl. 33.

Sotheby's. Fine Ceramics and works of Art. 15 Sept 2010. New York