Description Both centered by a dragon medallion, surrounded by a group of colorful butterflies, all within a floral and gourd scroll border with reserves of flowers and auspicious objects; the exterior decorated with three groups of floral sprays, iron red six-character Guangxu marks to the undersides.(Dia: 8 3/4 in.)PROVENANCE:Formerly from a private English collection, acquired by a Protestant missionary in Beijing in the 19th century, thence by descent within the family, sold Christie's, London, December 13, 2018, lot 70Property of a New York City Private Collection, acquired from the above來源：英國私人收藏，曾為傳教士19世紀購於北京，後家族傳承，2018年12月13日售出於倫敦佳士得，拍品70紐約私人收藏，購於上述來源