Lot 242. A pair of 'famille-verte' biscuit-enamelled bowls, Kangxi marks and period (1662-1722); diameters 6 in., 15.2 cm. Estimate 25,000 — 35,000 USD. Lot sold 43,750 USD. Photo: Sotheby's 2010

each brightly enamelled in dark green, yellow, aubergine and pale turquoise with two peony sprays on one side, separated by butterflies from a spray of wild roses, all over two finely incised dragons chasing a flaming pearl, the base inscribed with an underglaze-blue six-character Kangxi mark (2).

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York, 15 sept. 2010