A FINE AND RARE DOUCAI 'BUTTERFLY' DISH MARK AND PERIOD OF YONGZHENG

superbly potted with rounded sides rising from a straight foot to a flared rim, finely painted in vivid enamels within an underglaze-blue outline, the interior with a central medallion enclosing butterflies of various patterns and designs in flight amidst scattered leafy sprigs of peony, orchid, camellia, pink, peach, prunus and bamboo, the exterior similarly decorated with further butterflies and floral sprays, inscribed to the base with a six-character reign mark within a double circle
20.9 cm, 8 1/4 in.

Provenance:
Collection of Mrs Mary Jane Morgan (d. 1885), New York.
Catalogue of the Art Collection formed by the late Mrs. Mary J. Morgan, The American Art Galleries, New York, 8th-15th March 1886, lot 429.
Christie's London, 16th April 1980, lot 104.
A Japanese private collection.
A European private collection formed in the 1980s and 1990s.
Christie's Hong Kong, 29th May 2013, lot 2112.