Lot 5. A pair of blue and white phoenix bowls, Guangxu six-character marks and of the period (1875-1908); 6 3/4in (17.2cm) diam. Estimate $5,000 - $7,00. Sold for US$ 9,000. © Bonhams.

Painted in shades of deep blue with a pair of opposing phoenixes amid clouds filling the circular roundel at the base of each wide curving well and repeating on the exterior walls, the recessed base centered by the six-character mark in standard script.

Bonhams. Chinese Works of Art, Los Angeles, 17 December 2019