A rare Chinese Bleu de Hue 'dragon and phoenix' bowl for the Vietnamese market, 19th century, painted to the exterior with a dragon and a phoenix facing the flaming pearl among waves and clouds, a one-character "nhut" (sun) mark in underglaze blue to base, 18.5cmProvenance: Collection of the late documentary maker John Armstrong (1928-2004).外銷安南十九世紀 青花繪龍鳳紋盌，青花「日」款來源：紀錄片導演約翰·阿姆斯特朗收藏。cf. The 'nhut' mark is dated to the Dực Tông reign (1847 – 1883). See an example sold at Christie's, in the Important Annamese Ceramics from the Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Piccus Collection sale, 7th December 1984, lot 115.Nguyen dynasty, used the different mark like Minh Mang nien che (Made during the Minh Mang period), Thieu Tri nien che, Tu Duc nien che, Minh (sun), Shou (long life). The decorative motifs is similar as before.TPlease refer to department for condition report