Lot 1. A fine yellow-ground green-enameled 'dragon' bowl, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722), Diameter 4 1/8  in., 10.4cm. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 USD. Lot Sold 50,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.

delicately potted with deep rounded sides rising to a flared rim, the exterior incised 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 in underglaze blue within a double circle 

Provenance: Sotheby's London, 21st June 2002, lot 219.