Lot 45. A doucai 'dragon and phoenix' dish, Chenghua six-character mark, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (€4,500 - 6,700). Photo: Bonhams. 

Elegantly potted with gently shallow sides, finely enamelled in vivid colours to the centre with a sinuous five-clawed dragon and a long-tailed phoenix in mutual pursuit amidst billowing clouds, the exterior similarly decorated with a dragon and phoenix striding amidst scattered clouds. 24.7cm (9 7/8in) diam.

Provenance: a European private collection, acquired between 1960-70, and thence by descent.

Bonhams. FINE CHINESE ART, 10 november 2016, 10:30 GMT, LONDON, NEW BOND STREET