Lot 74. A yellow and green-enamelled 'dragon and phoenix' bowl, Jiaqing seal mark and of the period (1796-1820); 11.5cm (4 1/2in) diam. Sold for £4,000 (€5,162). © Bonhams 2001-2016.

Brightly enamelled to the exterior in a translucent green glaze with two five-clawed dragons in pursuit of flaming pearls and two phoenix amidst stylised flames and cloud scrolls above a band of lappets, the well decorated with a central shou character within a circle, all reserved on a rich yellow ground. 

Provenance: an English private collection, and thence by descent 

Note: Compare with an identical yellow and green-enamelled 'dragon and phoenix' bowl with Jiaqing seal mark, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Miscellaneous Enamelled Porcelains Plain Tricoloured Porcelains, Shenzhen, 2009, p.141, pl.115. 

Bonhams. AUCTION 23237: FINE CHINESE ART, LONDON, NEW BOND STREET