A PAIR OF FAMILLE VERTE 'QILIN AND PHOENIX' DISHES
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
Each dish is delicately potted standing on a short straight-cut foot. The interior of each dish is enamelled with a qilin beneath a phoenix in mid-flight. The cavettoes are decorated with a band of butterflies and the wide rim has four shaped medallions enclosing birds perching on branches.
14 3/8 in. (36.5 cm.) diam.
A PAIR OF FAMILLE VERTE 'QILIN AND PHOENIX' DISHES
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
Each dish is delicately potted standing on a short straight-cut foot. The interior of each dish is enamelled with a qilin beneath a phoenix in mid-flight. The cavettoes are decorated with a band of butterflies and the wide rim has four shaped medallions enclosing birds perching on branches.
14 3/8 in. (36.5 cm.) diam.
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