Dragon and Phoenix Vase, Kangxi reign (1662-1722), Qing dynasty. Phoenixes and dragons represented female and male, yin and yang. They were also symbols for empresses and emperors. A bride at a traditional Chinese wedding might have phoenixes embroidered on her gown to show that she was 'empress for a day'.

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