Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 12 sept. 2018, 10:30 AM
Lot 108. A fine white-glazed anhua-decorated 'dragon' cup, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722). Diameter 2 1/2 in., 6.5 cm. Estimate 50,000 — 70,000 USD. Lot sold 87,500 USD. © Sotheby's
finely potted, the deep rounded sides rising from a short, slightly tapered foot, incised with two five-clawed dragons striding amidst flame scrolls each in pursuit of a 'flaming pearl', covered overall in a fine, translucent rich glaze, the base with a six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle.
Provenance: Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978).
Note: Closely related Kangxi cups have sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 28th November 1978, lot 129, and 20th May 1980, lot 90. A pair with Yongzheng marks were also sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 17th November 1975, lot 134, and included in the Exhibition of Ming and Ch'ing Porcelain from the Collection of the T.Y. Chao Family Foundation, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1978, cat. no. 55, and later sold in the same rooms, 19th May 1987, lot 280.
Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 12 sept. 2018, 10:30 AM