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Hello, this dragon dish is well painted, but might it be Guangxu?

Based on the Christie’s sales result shown at the link below, your phoenix dish looks likely to be Guangxu period (1875-1908).

Bill H.

URL Title :Phoenix dish

Here's a shot of the mark. I used my iPhone for the earlier posting but now have returned to the big screen of my PC and see that your plate has a slightly cleaner glaze than the one auctioned, which is explainable if it had a position in the kiln further from its sand floor. The other thing that shows in the patches of reflected light is somewhat of a tactile appearance, where the blue pigment was dotted on the body of the phoenix to suggest feathers and looks to be consistent with the period.

Best regards,

Bill H.

Thank you very much, Bill, I was always wondering, how one can tell an original late Qing piece from a good modern copy, because typical age conditions are often missing. The link is really helpful

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