An underglaze blue and famille-verte 'dragon' bowl, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period. Photo Sotheby's

the steep rounded sides rising to an everted rim, freely and boldly painted on the exterior with two pairs of fierce confronting dragons in iron-red with their dorsal finlets picked out in green, each in pursuit of a gilt 'flaming pearl', all emerging from high cresting waves and bordered by double lines on the rim and base, repeated on the interior rim. Diameter 8 in., 20.3 cm. Estimation 5,000 — 7,000 USD

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. New York | 17 sept. 2013 - http://www.sothebys.com/