Lot 306. Seven blue and white 'Phoenix' dishes, Qing dynasty, 19th century.  Diameter 6 1/2  in., 16.6 cm. Estimate 40,000 — 60,000 USD. Lot sold 50,000 USD. Photo Sotheby's

each with shallow rounded sides rising from a short tapered foot to a gently flared rim, finely decorated on the interior with a central medallion enclosing a male and a female phoenix confronting each other among clouds, the two mythical birds distinguished by their curling and serrated tail feathers spreading out within a double-line border, the exterior similarly painted with two phoenix pursuing each other amidst clouds, one with a seal mark and period of Jiaqing, and six with seal marks and period of Daoguang in underglaze blue, Japanese wood box (9)

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 15 Sep 2015, 02:00 PM