China, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Painted in underglaze blue, the show side with an encircled phoenix standing upon a garden rock amidst flowering trees, surrounded by a border of radiating lappets enclosing repeated floral compositions. The backside with stylized floral sprays and a mark within a double circle.
Condition: With chips to the rim, otherwise good condition. Provenance: Holzapfel collection, Geneva, Switzerland. This lot was acquired by second generation members of the Holzapfel family after 1970 and has remained in the family ever since.