A rare Chinese Famille Verte square dish , early Kangxi, circa 1680, the shallow sides rising to flat rims and resting on low, wide conforming foot, the interior decorated with a butterfly and grasshopper above pierced rockwork, large leaves and flowering plants, the exteriors with various floral sprays, the base with a four-character mark of Yu Hai Tang zhi , 'Made for the Hall of the Jade Sea' in black enamel within a double square, 13.2cm square Compare with a similar example illustrated, Michael Beurdeley and Guy Raindre, 1987 , Qing Porcelain , p.83, pg.84, and two related trays painted with insects, rockwork and flowering plants illustrated by John Ayers, Chinese Ceramics in the Baur Collection , 2, nos. 153, 154, collection no. (A549,550), p. 29 Provenance: Property of a Gentleman. His father purchased the dish from Sydney L. Moss Ltd for £150. 清康熙 素三彩"玉海堂制"款草虫图方盘 拍品来源：英国私人收藏，其父亲以150英镑购自英国著名古董商Sydney L. Moss Condition Report: a few areas of retouches to the rim, two corners restored