A CHINESE YELLOW AND GREEN 'DRAGON' BOWL

LATE QING DYNASTY

Decorated with two incised dragons chasing pearls above waves in green against a yellow ground, the base with a four character mark in underglaze blue which reads qing huan zhenpin (precious object of splendour) indicating it was made for the use of a first rank concubine, 16.2cm.

Provenance: Orchardleigh Park, Christie's 21-22 Sep 1987, lot 516, £320.

Cf. R E Scott, Elegant Form and Harmonious Decoration, Four Dynasties of Jingdezhen Porcelain, figure 199, p.172 and also G Avitabile, From the Dragon's Treasure, pp.88-89, no.121 for similar examples.