Lot 3701. A fine green-enamelled 'Dragon' jar, Seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795); 20.6 cm., 8 1/8  in. Estimate 200,000 — 300,000 HKD. Lot sold 500,000 HKD (59,429 EUR). © Sotheby's.

well potted with a tapering ovoid body rising from a recessed base to a rounded shoulder and narrow short neck, decorated around the exterior in underglaze-blue and green enamel with a pair of five-clawed dragons in pursuit of a flaming pearl, all above an upright lotus lappet band, the shoulder with a bajixiang band between a border of concentric rings and another of ruyi heads, all between a bajixiang band encircling the neck and a lotus-lappet band at the base, the seal mark in underglaze blue.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Works of Art, Hong Kong, 07 april 2015