Lot 3681. A fine pair of blue and white 'dragon' bowls, Zhiyuan Tang zhi marks, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795), 13.4 cm, 5 1/4  in. Estimate 200,000 — 300,000 HKD. Lot sold 475,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.

each well potted with deep rounded sides rising from a straight foot to a flared rim, the exterior brightly painted in rich cobalt-blue tones with two five-clawed scaly dragons striding amongst scrolling clouds, their mouths opened revealing sharp fangs, all above tumultuous waves crashing on stylised rocky mountains, the rim and the foot encircled by double line borders, inscribed to the base with a hallmark reading Zhiyuan Tang zhi ('Hall of Extended Remoteness') within a double square

Provenance: Christie's Hong Kong, 23rd March 1993, lot 792.