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          A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE ‘PHOENIX’ DISHES
          JIAJING SIX-CHARACTER MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE
          WITHIN DOUBLE CIRCLES AND OF THE PERIOD (1522-1566)
          Each is decorated on the interior with a large phoenix in fight amidst clouds, its long, trailing tail formed as
          simplifed foliate scroll, beneath a border of alternating cranes in fight amidst clouds and roundels of shou
          characters, and the reverse with a continuous border of leafy lingzhi scroll, all between double line borders.
          5Ω in. (14 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box
                                                                           (2)
          $8,000-12,000

          Compare the similar Jiajing dish formerly in the collection of John Yeon, Portland, Oregon, sold at
          Christie’s New York, 22 March 2012, lot 1993.
                                                                                             (marks)
          明嘉靖   青花鳳紋碟一對   雙圈六字楷書款











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