Lot 464. A blue and white 'Dragon and Phoenix' dish, Kangxi mark and period (1162-1722). Diameter 6 1/8 in., 15.5 cm. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 USD. Lot sold 9,375 USD. Photo Sotheby's.

painted in the center with a medallion of a dragon and phoenix among clouds within a double line border repeated around the rim, the motif repeated on the exterior, six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle. 

Provenance: Taipei, 1995.

Note: A pair of dishes with similar decoration but of slightly larger size from the H.M. Knight collection was sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 21st May 1980, lot 175; and another 23rd May 1981, lot 1167.

Sotheby's. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS & WORKS OF ART. 18 MARS 2014 - 19 MARS 2014. NEW YORK