Chinese Qingbai 'Phoenix-Head' Ewer. The globular body surmounted by a double-stranded handle and curved spout, the neck ending in a freely carved phoenix head with sharp pointed beak surmounted with a funnel opening on top of the head, covered overall in a transparent blue-tinged glaze._x000B_ {Height: 9 1/2 inches (24 cm)}. Provenance: Property from the collection of Professor E.T. Hall, Portland, Oregon.