Lot 1877. An oval blue and white 'Phoenix' bowl, seal mark and period of Daoguang (1821-1850); 26.6 cm., 10 1/2 in. Estimate 150,000 — 200,000 HKD. Lot Sold 350,000 HKD. Photo Sotheby's 2010

of oblong form, resting on a straight footrim encircled by a key-fret band, the rounded sides flaring to an everted rim, the exterior finely painted in varying tones of cobalt-blue with a pair of phoenixes in flight amid peony scrolls, the countersunk base inscribed with a six-character reign mark in underglaze-blue.

Sotheby's. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS & WORKS OF ART, Hong Kong, 08 Apr 2010