Lot 3652. A fine white-glazed anhua-decorated 'dragon' bowl, 17th century. Estimation 350,000 — 450,000 HKD. Lot sold 437,500 HKD. Photo Sotheby's.

finely modelled with deep rounded sides rising from a short foot to an everted rim, the interior moulded in relief with a pair of dragons soaring sinuously, interrupted by two lingzhi blooms, the raised outlines of the mythical beasts accentuated in the anhua ('hidden decoration') technique with fine scales, all surrounding a central anhua lingzhi bloom, the exterior with an anhua band of upright petal lappets encircling the lower body; 18.5 cm, 7 1/4  in.

Provenance: Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York (label).

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 05 oct. 2016, 02:30 PM