A fine blue and white ‘dragon’ cup, Kangxi mark and period - Sotheby's
the deep rounded sides rising from a straight foot to a gently flaring rim, the exterior painted with five roundels each formed from a sinuous five-clawed dragon curled around its body, similarly decorated to the interior with a central dragon medallion, the base inscribed with a six-character mark within a double-circle,9.2cm., 3 5/8 in. Estimation: 30,000 - 50,000 GBP
PROVENANCE: Sotheby’s London, 18th November 1998, lot 868.
Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. London | 15 mai 2013, www.sothebys.com