A PAIR OF LARGE FAMILLE ROSE 'HUNDRED BUTTERFLIES' JARDINIÈRES Tongzhi (2)A PAIR OF LARGE FAMILLE ROSE 'HUNDRED BUTTERFLIES' JARDINIÈRESTongzhiEach of 'bat' outline, with deep sides raised on six ruyi-head bracket feet decorated with yellow enamel, the everted lipped rim enamelled in lime-green with a continuous lotus scroll, the body brightly enamelled with numerous butterflies in flight, the base pieced with two apertures. Each 52cm (20 1/2in) wide. (2).清同治 粉彩百蝶紋棱口大花盆一對The 'Hundred Butterflies' design is closely associated with a unique group of yellow-ground wares produced as a special commission for the Imperial Court during the reign of the Tongzhi emperor. A drawing in the Qing Court Collection shows a similarly-painted bowl, with notes listing the forms and quantities to be produced in this design; see Guanyang Yuci: Gugong bowuyuan cang Qingdai zhici guanyang yu yuyao ciqi, Beijing, 2007, p.120, no.22. See also a smaller rectangular jardinière with a similar design but with a yellow ground, Tongzhi, in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Ibid., Beijing, 2007, p.91, no.14.Compare with a related jardinière of similar form and decoration, but with a yellow ground, Tongzhi, which was sold at Bonhams London, 11 November 2010, lot 336.