A blue and white 'phoenix' bowl with cover, Qing dynasty, Guangxu mark and period (1875-1908).
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Decorated with two confronting phoenix birds amidst clouds, the underside and inside of cover similarly decorated. Diameter 26 cm. All in a fitted, silk clad box, measure of box 30.5x30.5x15 cm.
Provenance
Property of a private Finnish Collection.
The collection was formed between 1980-2020, the collector has had an interest in China and Chinese Works of Art since childhood, growing up in Beijing. He returned to China in grownup years for work, he came to live in China altogether more than 40 years. His love of China, and Chinese works of art is mirrored in the collection and being an academic collector, he never got tired of learning more about the subject by studying literature, attending lectures, visiting museums, auction houses and befriending curators from Peking, Hong Kong, London, Paris, and Stockholm. The collection consists of both Chinese ceramics and textiles, This being part 1.
Purchased at Christies, Auction Sale 2561, lot no 215.