道光 Daoguang Imperial Blue & White Double Phoenix Saucer
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A fine Imperial blue and white saucer with everted rim decorated on
the exterior with two mythological phoenix birds in flight, each with outspread
wings and streaming tail amongst stylized clouds, framed within line
borders. The interior painted with two phoenix in opposing position
amongst stylized ruyi clouds encircled by double line border. A
further double line border decorates the cavetto rim. On the base centered
on axis with the ruyi clouds is the zhuanshu mark and
period of the Daoguang Emperor, Minning. |
雍正Yongzheng dish on the
left and 道光 Daoguang dish on the right