Dish with Phoenix Pattern 
in Painted Enamels
K'ang-hsi period  (A.D. 
1662-1722)
Ch'ing Dynasty
Diameter          21.3cm
     This bronze-bodied 
dish is designed in the 
shape of 16 petals.  Eight 
fluttering phoenixes against 
a yellow ground occupy the 
face of the dish, at whose 
center are stylized  flowers  
etched round and stained 
in red.  The back of the dish 
has a white  ground.   With 
its elegant shape and bright 
glaze colors, this is a fine 
example of the later K'ang-
hsi period.