Lot 335. A pair of blue and white ‘phoenix’ dishes, Wanli marks and period (1573-1619). Estimate GBP 6,000 — 8,000. Photo Sotheby's.

each with shallow rounded sides rising from a short foot, the interior painted with a pair of phoenix in flight amongst cloud scrolls below a cash border, the exterior with the beribboned babao (Eight Treasures) supported on lotus sprays, inscribed with a six-character reign mark. Quantité: 2 - 13.4 cm, 5 1/4  in.

Provenance: Christie’s London, 18th May 2012, lot 1322.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, Londres, 09 nov. 2016, 11:30 AM