Ovoid shape with a short neck, decorated in underglaze blue with two phoenix birds amidst cloud formations. Height 11.5 cm.
Restored chip to rim. Surface wear. Small cracks at the body.
Property of a private Swedish collector and member of the Oriental Ceramics Society.
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.