Decorated in underglaze blue with three phoenix birds with their heads turned to the Chinese character for 'sun'. Diameter c. 21 cm.
A crack to the rim.
Property of a private Swedish collector.
Regina Krahl & John Ayers, Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum, Istanbul, Complete Catalgoue II, Yuan and Ming Dynasty Porcelain. There are several examples of this type of decoration with long tailed Phoenix birds with mark and period of Jiajing. See for example; page 634, image 934. page 637, image 949.