Details A FAMILLE VERTE MYTHICAL BEAST’ DISHKANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)The dish is decorated on the interior with a central medallion enclosing a qilin next to a pine tree with a phoenix in flight above. The deep cavetto is decorated with shaped panels of various mythical beasts and animals alternating with blossoming flowers. The everted rim is further decorated with panels of butterflies reserved on a diaper ground.14 3/8 in. (36.5 cm.) diam. Provenance Mallett, London, December 1933, as recorded in the RHRP ledgerThe Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no. 294 Conditions of sale