A small green and yellow 'dragon' bowl. Kangxi six-character mark and of the period. Photo Bonhams

The exterior with two green striding five-clawed dragons in mutual pursuit of flaming pearls, above a band of ruyi-heads at the foot and a foliate scroll at the flaring rim, all on a mottled yellow ground, the interior with a single bold shou character. 10cm (4in) diam. Estimate: £20,000 - 30,000, CNY 200,000  - 300,000, HK$ 240,000 - 360,000.

Provenance: Christie's London, 15 November 2000, lot 76
The Inder Rieden Collection

Another bowl of a similar design was sold at Sotheby's New York, 14 September 2011, lot 417.

Bonhams. Fine Chinese Art, 10 Nov 2011, New Bond Street www.bonhams.com