A Chinese Kangxi (1662-1722) period blue and white 'Phoenix Bowl' with six character Chenghua mark, the deep rounded sides rising to the everted rim and supported by a short circular foot, painted in various tones of underglaze blue, on the interior with a central phoenix roundel, the exterior with four phoenix or fenghuang below the rim with peony sprays and five auspicious symbols, 16 cm diameter x 8 cm high?good condition with some minor glaze imperfections and two very small firing cracks under the glaze on the rim