Lot 813. A blue and white 'dragon' bowl, Jiaqing seal mark and period (1796-1820). Diameter 6 7/8  in., 17.5 cm. Estimate 3,000 — 5,000 USD. Lot sold 17,500 USD. Courtesy Sotheby’s.

of ogee form supported on a tapered foot, the exterior painted in a deep cobalt hue with two lively dragons dashing through clouds, one glancing back toward the other, all between double lines at the rim and foot, the interior with a writhing dragon within a double circle, another double circle at the rim, the base with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue.

Sotheby's. Saturday at Sotheby's: Asian Art, New York, 16 Sep 2017