Lot 3721. A yellow-ground green-enamelled 'Dragon' bowl, Seal mark and period of Qianlong;  10.5 cm., 4 1/8  in. Estimate 300,000 — 400,000 HKD. Unsold. Photo: Sotheby's

the deep rounded sides rising from a short straight foot to a flaring rim, incised and painted in green enamel against an egg-yolk yellow ground, the exterior with two ferocious dragons striding amidst cloud wisps and flame scrolls in pursuit of 'flaming pearls', all below an undulating foliate scroll and above a band of linked ruyi heads, the interior with a medallion enclosing a shou character, the base inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character seal mark.

Provenance: Christie's New York, 3rd June 1993, lot 289. 

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art Hong Kong, 07 Oct 2015