Small white porcelain bowl enamelled in blue underglaze with dragons, phoenix and fishes, China, Jiajing mark and period (1522-1566) The background is centrally decorated on an umbilicus within a double blue circle with a five-clawed dragon chasing the sacred pearl in stylized clouds and flames. The inner rim of the bowl is decorated with a frieze evoking a long-tailed phoenix flying in clouds and a five-clawed dragon chasing the sacred pearl. The exterior is decorated with four fish swimming in seaweed and lotus leaves and flowers emerging from the water. It rests on a very short heel. Jiajing mark with six characters in kaishu in a double blue circle at the base. Height: 4,5 cm ; diameter: 15,4 cm Provenance: Riesco Collection (two labels stuck to the base). 明 嘉靖- 青花龙凤鱼纹敞口小碗 款：大明嘉靖年制 Paris private collection - lots 78 to 127, 219 and 220