Lot 1337. A rare celadon-glazed carved bowl, Kangxi six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1662-1722); 8 5/16 in. (21 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 15,000 - USD 18,000. Price realised USD 18,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013 

The deep bowl is delicately carved on the exterior with a floral scroll bearing six large blossoms between a band of leaf tips below and a key-fret border above, all covered in a soft green glaze. The interior is incised under a clear glaze with two five-clawed dragons in pursuit of flaming pearls above a central shou character.

Provenance: Acquired in Boston in 1996.

Note: Compare the virtually identical Kangxi bowl, in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Kangxi, Yonzheng, Qianlong: Qing Porcelain from the Palace Museum Collection, Hong Kong, 1989, p. 149, no. 132.

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, New York, 19 - 20 September 2013