The rounded sides of the bowl rise to a strongly flared rim. The exterior is incised with a pair of dragons, each in pursuit of a ‘flaming pearl’ over which a cream glaze has been applied. The exterior is further decorated over the incised decoration with a camellia and a rose spray, each with numerous blooms and leafy branches painted in brown outlines over the glaze, separated by butterflies and highlighted in tones of yellow, green aubergine and pale blue. The interior is covered with a cream glaze and left undecorated.. 

Provenance: Kochukyo Co. Ltd, Tokyo, acquired in 1999.

Christie's. The Imperial Sale / Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 31 May 2017, Convention Hall