Lot 275. An incised white-glazed 'phoenix' jar, 16th century. 17.2cm (6 3/4in) high. Estimate  GBP  2,000 ～ 3,000. Sold for £13,750 (€15,559). Photo: Bonhams.

Of stoutly potted wide-shouldered form, lightly incised around the sides with a pair of stylised phoenixes amidst wispy clouds, above a broad lappet border, the glaze of creamy-white tone. 

Provenance: an English private collection

Note: A similar white glazed jar, Ming dynasty, incised with dragons is published in J.Harrison-Hall, Ming Ceramics in the British Museum, London, 2001, no.9:2. Another example, Ming dynasty, was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 25 April 2004, lot 273.

An incised white-glazed 'phoenix' jar, Ming Dynasty, Jiajing period. 25 cm., 9 7/8 in. Sold for 60,000 HKD at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 25 April 2004, lot 273. Photo Sotheby's.

Bonhams. FINE CHINESE ART, 9 Nov 2017, 10:30 GMT, LONDON, NEW BOND STREET