A Chinese blue-and-white 'phoenix' bowl, Xuande six-character underglaze-blue mark, Kangxi period painted around the body in two registers with four phoenix-medallions alternating with ' shou '-characters, and four flaming mandalas connected with scrolling lotus, all between two banded borders, the interior with a ' shou '-character within floral borders with ruyi decoration to the central medallion, the rim with decorative border, 15.8 cm diameter, 8.4 cm high