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A PAIR OF CANTON ENAMEL
‘PHOENIX’ DISHES
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

each brightly enamelled with a long-tailed crested bird and
a pheasant perched on rockwork issuing peony, lily, and
chrysanthemum stems, reserved on a plain white ground
within a black foliate band, with a blue foliate band at the rim,
the underside with oral sprigs centred by a pomegranate on
a white ground
(2)
36.8 cm, 14½ in.

£ 8,000-10,000
HK$ 77,500-96,500 US$ 10,000-12,500

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A CANTON ENAMEL ‘DRAGON’ DISH
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

the central medallion enclosing a yellow-bodied frontal
view ve-clawed dragon amidst multi-coloured ruyi clouds,
bordered by ve pink bats between lotus scrolls reserved on
a vibrant yellow ground, the exterior with three pink, blue and
green dragons amidst clouds on a yellow ground with a black
foliate band at the rim, the base painted with a central blue
phoenix against a white ground
21.6 cm, 8½ in.

£ 8,000-12,000
HK$ 77,500-116,000 US$ 10,000-14,900