Rektangulär form med fasade hörn, dekor av femkloade drakar och fenixfåglar ovan kraftfulla vågor. Höjd 40 cm.
Förgyllningen med slitage. Stötskada på skuldra.
Compare a similar vase sold at Sothebys, Hong Kong, October 9th 2007. Lot no 1324. This single one was decorated only with dragons.
These vases is likely to be inspired by a Ming cloisonné enamel vase of the same square form but decorated with the phoenix design, from the Qing Court collection and now in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated in Masterpieces of Chinese Enamel ware in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1971, pl. 14.
Vessels decorated with dragon and phoenix were considered most auspicious and the two represent good fortune and blessing for the emperor and empress. The clouds surrounding the motif also symbolize the granting of all wishes.