A 'wucai' 'Immortals' bowl. Wanli Mark And Period. Photo Sotheby's

the low rounded sides rising to a flared rim and supported on a low slightly tapered foot, well painted around the exterior with a continuous scene of three immortals in a garden setting among tall grass and trees, the central medallion to the interior with a leaping dragon with wings extended, all in bright yellow and green and iron-red and rich underglaze-blue; Diameter 4 1/2 in., 11.4 cm. Estimate 50,000-70,000 USD

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. New York. 14 september 2011 www.sothebys.com