Lot 33. A green-enamelled 'dragon' jar and cover, Qianlong seal mark and period (1736-1795). Height 20.5 cm, 8 in. Estimate: 70,000 - 90,000 GBP. Lot sold 87,500 GBP. Photo Sotheby's.

well potted with a tapering ovoid body rising from a recessed base to a rounded shoulder and a short neck, painted to the exterior in rich tones of green enamel with two striding five-clawed dragons in pursuit of flaming pearls amidst cloud scrolls, all between a register of bajixiang ('Eight Buddhist Emblems') encircling the shoulder and a border of lotus-lappet skirting the foot, the flat-topped cover decorated with a writhing dragon chasing a flaming pearl and a ruyi border to the side, the base with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue.

Sotheby's. Imperial Porcelain - A Private Collection, London, 6 November 2019