A CHINESE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL 'PHOENIX' BASIN Qing Dynasty, 19th Century 清十九世紀 銅胎掐絲琺瑯鳳紋盆 Formed with curved sides rising to a wide flared rim, decorated to the interior with a pair of phoenixes flying amongst large stylised flowers, the cavetto with four quatrefoil panels enclosing prancing horses on a white ground decorated with swirls, the rim with birds perched atop flowering prunus branches, 36cm diameter c.f. Compare a similar basin in the collection of the British Museum, acc. no. OA+.6864.