A Blue-Ground Polychrome Enamel 'Dragon' Bowl Qianlong Seal Mark and Period - Photo Sotheby's

the exterior brightly enamelled in red, green, yellow and aubergine enamels with two striding dragons in pursuit of flaming pearls amidst flames cloud sprays, all above a border of petal lappets at the foot, the interior with a central medallion enclosing a green dragon in pursuit of a flaming pearl, inscribed to the base with a six-character Qianlong seal mark; 14.2cm., 5 5/8 in. Estimation: 4,000 - 6,000 GBP

PROVENANCE: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 2nd December 1977, lot 648.

EXHIBITED: From the Tang to the Qing: Chinese Ceramics from circa 618-1850 A.D. from the Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Peter Thompson, Hull University, Hull, 1996, cat. no. 113.

Sotheby's. Chinese Ceramics from the Collection of Peter and Nancy Thompson. London | 07 nov. 2012 www.sothebys.com