A finely enamelled Japanese verte-Imari 'Dragon and Phoenix' water bowl, late 18thC, ¯ 34 - H 14 cmAn exceptional Japanese verte-Imari water bowl, each side finely enamelled with a medallion enclosing flower bundles or a pine, between a pair of phoenixes, the top rim with scrolling chrysanthemum reserved on a dark blue ground, the central medallion with a pair of dragons encircled by a band of honeycomb design in underglaze blue, surrounded by flower tendrils to the inside rim, late 18thC, ¯ 34 - H 14 cm