Lot 3164. A pair of doucai dragon medallion cups, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng period (1723-1735); 7.5 cm., 3 in. Estimate 300,000 — 400,000 HKD. Lot Sold 596,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's.

each finely potted with steep flared sides resting on a slightly tapered foot, the exterior spiritedly enamelled with four medallions of stylised foliate-tailed dragons, interspersed by trailing aster sprays around the rim and base, the underside inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character apocryphal mark of Chenghua within a double-square, wood stands.

Provenance: Collection of Edward T. Chow.
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 25th November 1980, lot 130.