A CHINESE GREEN-GLAZED 'PHOENIX' ROOF TILE.A CHINESE GREEN-GLAZED 'PHOENIX' ROOF TILE. Ming Dynasty. The mythical bird with a large crest and outstretched clawed feet, leaning on a tail trailing behind him, the body impressed and moulded with plumage, all under an even vivid green glaze, a faint mark impressed to the base, 28cm H. Provenance: English diplomatic collection, acquired in Beijing in the 1950s, thence by descent. 明 綠釉鳳凰形屋瓦 來源：英國外交收藏，1950年代得於北京，後傳至現藏家。