Lot 587. Two Blue-Glazed Bowls, Qing Dynasty, Shunzhi Period (1644-1661); 18.5cm., 7 1/4 in. Estimate 800—1,000 GBP. Lot sold 2,500  GBP. Photo Sotheby's 2008 

each of deep U-shape rising from a short straight foot, one entirely plain, the other finely incised around the exterior with two scaly dragons amidst fire and cloud scrolls, both covered overall in a rich purplish-blue glaze save for the footring and base. 

Literature: Bo Gyllensvärd, Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1964, pls 806-807.