Property from a Swiss Private CollectionA large incised yellow-glazed 'phoenix' dishEarly Qing dynastyincised with phoenix in flight amongst ribbony clouds, applied with a rich yellow glazeDiameter 27.2 cm, 10¾ in.__________________________________________________________________________Collection particulière suisseGrande assiette en porcelaine émaillée jaune à décor incisé de dragon, début de la dynastie Qing__________________________________________________________________________瑞士私人收藏清初 黃釉暗刻鳳紋盤 《大明嘉靖年製》仿款来源: Acquired by the grand-parents of the present owner from prominent dealers in the United States, prior to 1940, and thence by family decent.__________________________________________________________________________現藏家之祖父母得自美國重要骨董商，得於1940年前，此後家族傳承专文: Compare a pair of yellow-glazed dishes of Jiajing mark and of the period without incised decoration, is in the Sir Percival David Collection, illustrated in Margaret Medley, Illustrated Catalogue of Ming and Ch'ing Monochrome in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, London, 1973, cat. no. 536.