Lot 3924. A rare pair of blue and white 'dragon' ogee bowls, Jiaqing six-character sealmarks and of the period (1796-1820); 6 3/4 in. (17.2 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 350,000 - HKD 450,000. Price Realized HKD 1,220,000. © Christie's Images Ltd. 2011 

Each decorated on the exterior with two striding five-clawed dragons amidst clouds and flaming scrolls between double-lines around the foot and rim, the interior with a central medallion enclosing a further dragon.

Note: Jiaqing ogee bowls of this pattern appear to be very rare. Yongzheng and Qianlong prototypes of this form and design are known; see a pair of bowls Yongzheng bowls included in the Exhibition of Ch'ing Porcelain from the Wah Kwong Collection, Hong Kong, 1973, and illustrated in the Catalogue, no. 59.