Size: 盆:18.8 cm.(L); 奁: 21.6 cm. (L)
The jardiniere and stand are of canted rectangular form, standing on 4 tab feet, with rounded sides flaring to an everted rim, decorated on the exterior with pairs of phoenixes among scrolling lotus blooms and archaic motifs against the coral ground, the flat rim decorated with continuous lotus scrolls on a sky blue ground, and the interior and base covered with pale turquoise enamel.
PROVENANCE:
A European Private Collection
For a related exampl, see: 《Gongting Zhencang -Zhongguo Qingdai Guanyao Ciqi》( Treasure in the Palace - Chinese Qing Dynasty Imperial Porcelain). Shanghai Wenhua Publishing, 2003, page 259.