A CHINESE SWATOW BLUE AND WHITE 'PHOENIX' DISH Ming Dynasty 明 漳州青花鳳紋盤 Of shallow form, resting atop a short foot and rising to a flared rim, painted to the centre with a phoenix stood amongst bamboo and large flowering peonies, enclosed by a border of oval cartouches bearing flowerheads on a fish scale diaper ground, 27.2cm diameter Provenance: Property of a French Private Collection formed in Hong Kong during the 1960’s-1980’s