Lot 1869. A fine pair of wucai 'Dragon and Phoenix' bowls, Kangxi six-character marks within double circles and of the period (1662-1722); 5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 1,500,000 - HKD 2,000,000. Price realised HKD 2,660,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2010

Each with deeply rounded sides rising to a slightly flaring rim, painted to the exterior with two dragons amidst flower sprays chasing 'flaming pearls' divided by two descending phoenix, below a narrow band of the eight Buddhist Emblems interspersed with ruyi-heads at the rim, the interior with a medallion enclosing a writhing dragon chasing a 'flaming pearl' amidst fire-scrolls.

Provenance: Previously sold at:
Christie's Hong Kong, 20 March 1990, lot 623
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 8 April 2007, lot 772

Note: Compare to the pair of similar bowls included in the Hong Kong O.C.S. Exhibition of Ch'ing Polychrome Porcelain, 1979, no. 32; and to another fine bowl sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 30 May 2006, lot 1427.

Christie's. The Imperial Sale Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 31 May 2010 - Sale 2811