Lot 2. A wucai 'dragon and pheonix' bowl, Qianlong seal mark and period (1736-1795). Diameter 6 1/8 in., 15.5 cm. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 USD. Lot sold 21,250 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.

with deep rounded sides rising from a short straight foot to a gently flared rim, the exterior vividly decorated with a green and a red dragon striding in pursuit of 'flaming pearls', separated by a pair of descending phoenix, all below a band of the 'Eight Buddhist Emblems' and ruyi motifs at the rim, the interior with a medallion enclosing a five-clawed dragon reaching for a 'flaming pearl', the base with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue. 

Provenance: Christie's London, 13th November 2001, lot 125.