Lot 165. A wucai ‘Dragon and Phoenix’ bowl, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722); 13cm., 5 1/8 in. Estimate 15,000 - 20,000 GBP. Lot sold 52,500 GBP. Photo: Sothebys 2013.

The rounded sides rising from a straight foot to a gently flaring rim, painted to the exterior with a green and a red dragon striding in pursuit of flaming pearls, divided by a pair of swooping phoenix, all below a band of bajixiang interspersed with ruyi emblems, the interior with a central medallion enclosing a dragon and a flaming pearl, the base with a six-character mark within a double-circle