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Another pair of Qianlong dishes of this size and pattern was included in the Exhibition of Ch'ing Porcelain from the Wah Kwong Collection, Hong Kong, 1973, Catalogue, no. 91.
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A VERY FINE PAIR OF DOUCAI 'PHOENIX' DISHES
QIANLONG SEAL MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD
Each with the design outlined in underglaze-blue and vividly enamelled in brilliant colours with a central medallion enclosing three highly stylized phoenix circling a composite flower-head borne on leafy stems, the exterior similarly decorated with a frieze of further phoenix amid flowers above a narrow 'C'-scroll and dot border encircling the foot
7 1/2in. (19cm.) diam. (2)
QIANLONG SEAL MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD
Each with the design outlined in underglaze-blue and vividly enamelled in brilliant colours with a central medallion enclosing three highly stylized phoenix circling a composite flower-head borne on leafy stems, the exterior similarly decorated with a frieze of further phoenix amid flowers above a narrow 'C'-scroll and dot border encircling the foot
7 1/2in. (19cm.) diam. (2)