Lot 1712. A doucai conical bowl, Yongzheng six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1723-1735); 7 5/8 in. (19.3 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 15,000 - USD 20,000. Price realised USD 92,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2011

The widely flared sides painted on the exterior in a doucai palette with two lively dragons above turbulent waves, the mouth rim with six notches.

Provenance: Christie's, London, 19 June 2001, lot 103.

Note: One of a pair of bowls with similar decoration is illustrated in Qing Imperial Porcelain of the Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong Reigns, Hong Kong, 1995, pl. 52.

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Part I and Part II Including Property from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, New York, 24 March 2011