Lot 841. A pair of blue and white 'phoenix and bamboo' conical bowls, Qing dynasty, Kangxi-Yongzheng period, early 18th century; 3 7/8 in. (9.9 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 16,250. © Christie's Image Ltd 2020.

Each finely decorated in penciled style with a phoenix in flight opposite two bamboo stalks, the decoration continuing from the exterior to the interior, each base with an apocryphal Chenghua mark.

Provenance: C. T. Loo Chinese Art (successor Frank Caro), New York, 16 March 1957.
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago.

Note: A similarly decorated set of four 'phoenix and bamboo' bowls of comparable size was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 5 April 2016, lot 123.

Christie's. Sacred and Imperial: The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection Part II, New York, 24 September 2020