Plato de porcelana "Dragón y fénix", dinastía Qing, con sello Yongzheng Porcelain dish with underglaze blue and white decorations covering the surface. The interior shows, inscribed in a double blue circle, the image of a large five-clawed dragon, floating in the sky surrounded by ruyi clouds and elongated flames. It looks forward with a menacing expression and open jaws, and holds between its claws a Chinese symbol of longevity. The exterior shows a continuous scene framed by four blue stripes, of three beautiful phoenixes with long tails and rich plumage soaring through the sky amidst ruyi clouds. With six-character stamp on the base "大清雍正年制" inscribed in a double blue circle. Height: 4.5 cm; Diameter: 20 cm.

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