Lot 506. A pair of blue and white 'dragon' bowls, Qianlong seal marks and period (1736-1795). Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 USD. Lot sold 37,500 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.

each with deep rounded sides supported by a slightly curved foot, the exterior painted with a pair of Ming-style dragons amidst ruyi clouds beneath a double-line band at the rim, the interior centered by a double-line roundel encircling a similar dragon, the base with a six-character seal mark (2). Diameter 5 3/4  in., 14.75 cm

Provenance: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hoover (1874-1964), and thence by descent.
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Allan Hoover (1907-1993), no. 252.
Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York.
Collection of Benno Schmidt, Sr, and thence by descent.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art New York, 15 Mar 2017