A LIME-GREEN AND FAMILLE-ROSE ‘BUTTERFLY’ TEA TRAY, JIAQING MARK AND PERIOD
China, 1796-1820. The quadrilobed tray rests on four small incurved feet and is finely decorated in colored enamels against a lime-green ground. The interior with a pair of confronted butterflies surrounded by leafy scrolling vines issuing melons and floral blossoms, encircled on the sides by a band of foliate scroll with lotus blossoms and melons. The exterior sides with further butterflies and foliate scroll. The base with an iron red six-character seal mark da Qing Jiaqing nianzhi and of the period. Note also the fine gilding applied to the edges and feet.


Provenance:
New York trade.

Condition:
Excellent condition with minor wear and firing irregularities including spur marks to the base. Minor rubbing to gilt and enamels.

Weight: 185.5 g
Dimensions: Width 14 cm

With an old fitted silk storage box. (2)


The quadrilobed form of this tray
directly references the crab apple (haitang), which could be combined with other emblems to create auspicious rebuses. Its second character, ‘tang’, is homophonous with the character for ‘hall’ and, by extension, ‘the family home’.


Literature comparison:

Compare a related pair from the collection of Dr. Ip Yee, included in the exhibition Ch'ing Polychrome Porcelain, Fung Ping Shan Museum, Hong Kong, 1977, cat. no. 101.


Auction result comparison:

Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 8 October 2013, lot 3260
Price: HKD 625,000 or approx.
EUR 92,500
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A pair of lime-green ground famille-rose tea trays seal marks and period of Jiajing
Expert remark: Compare the closely related quadrilobed form and famille rose decoration on a lime green ground, albeit with a different variation of floral design, lacking the butterflies. Note that this lot comprises a pair.




嘉慶款及年代海棠口粉彩檸檬綠地蝴蝶茶盤

中國，1796-1820年。海棠口托盤四小足，檸檬綠色地，精美粉彩描繪一對面對面的蝴蝶，周圍環繞卷葉紋，蓮花和瓜。 外側還有蝴蝶和葉狀紋。盤底礬紅六字篆書“大清嘉慶年製”款。邊緣和腳部精美鎏金。


來源：
紐約古玩交易。

品相：
狀況極佳，有輕微的磨損和燒製不規則現象，包括底部的支刺痕跡。鎏金和琺瑯處有輕微摩擦。

重量：185.5 克
尺寸：寬14 厘米

絲質内襯儲備盒 (2)


文獻比較：


比較一件相近的一對盤，Dr. Ip Yee收藏，展覽為《Ch'ing Polychrome Porcelain》，馮平山博物館，香港，1977年，圖錄編號101。


拍賣結果比較：

形制：非常相近
拍賣：香港蘇富比，2013年10月8日，lot 3260
價格：HKD 625,000（相當於今日
EUR 92,500
）
描述：清嘉慶綠地粉彩纏枝蕃蓮紋海棠式茶盤一對 《大清嘉慶年製》款
專家評論：比較非常相近的四葉形外形、青檸綠底上的粉彩裝飾，雖然花型不同，但沒有蝴蝶。請注意此為一對。