76. RARE WUCAI PORCELAIN BOWL Mark and period Wanli (1573-1619) A RARE SMALL WUCAI 'PHOENIX' DISH Wanli six-character mark and of the period Painted to the centre in underglaze blue and bright red, yellow, green and black enamels with two phoenixes in flight amidst wisps of clouds, with small fruit and flower sprays around the well, the exterior boldly painted with auspicious emblems, the base inscribed with a six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle. 15.5cm (6 1/8in) diam. 明萬曆 五彩鳳紋小盤 「大明萬曆年製」款 Provenance: Formerly in a Swiss private collection. 來源： 瑞士私人舊藏 Compare with a slightly smaller dish of the same design, illustrated in Mayuyama Junkichi, Mayuyama, Seventy Years, Vol.I, Tokyo, 1976, p.317, no.948.