A blue and white 'Phoenix' dish, Qianlong seal mark and period. Photo Sotheby's

painted in underglaze blue with a central medallion of two confronting phoenix clasping a sprig in their beaks, surrounded by clouds within a double circle, the motif repeated on the exterior, seal mark in underglaze blue. Diameter 6 3/8 in., 16.1 cm. Estimation 6,000 — 8,000. Unsold

PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM AND JENNIFER SHAW

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. New York | 11 sept. 2012 - www.sothebys.com