Lot 301, A rare underglaze-blue and copper-red 'dragon' vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period. Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.

Provenance: Collection of Edward H. Bennett (1874-1954), and thence by descent.

B: A vase of almost identical size and decoration from the Percival David Foundation, inscribed with a Kangxi six-character mark within a double circle on the base, is illustrated in Margaret Medley, The Chinese Potter, Oxford, 1976, pl. 203. Another similar example from the Huaihaitang Collection is illustrated in Peter Lam (ed.), Ethereal Elegance, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2007, pl. 85. A vase of related design, where the waves only appear as a band around the base, in the collection of the British Museum is illustrated in Soame Jenyns, Later Chinese Porcelain, London, 1951, pl. XXIII, fig 1. another related example was sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 7th May 2002, lot 592.

Sotheby's, Important Chinese Art, New York, 16 mars 2016, 10:00 AM