Lot 505. A yellow-ground green-enameled 'Dragon' bowl, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722). Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.

delicately-potted with deep rounded sides rising to a flared rim, the exterior engraved with two striding five-clawed dragons in pursuit of 'flaming pearls,' all above a border of ruyi-heads circling the foot, the rim bordered with a classic scroll band, the interior centered with a medallion enclosing a shou character, the designs all picked out in green against a bright yellow ground, the base with a six-character mark within a double-circle in underglaze blue. Diameter 4 in., 10.2 cm

Provenance: Sotheby Parke Bernet, Los Angeles, 4th June 1981, lot 1380.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 15 Mar 2017, 10:30 AM