A LARGE WUCAI 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' SAUCER-DISH
kangxi six-character mark and of the period
Painted and enamelled to the interior and around the exterior with pairs of confronted dragons and phoenix amidst a leafy floral meander, rim crack and chips
12.5/8 in. (32 cm.) diam.
Lot Essay
Compare the very similarly decorated dish, but smaller and with a Xuande mark, exhibited Transitional Wares and Their Forerunners, The Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong, 1981, Catalogue no.186.