Lot 834. A pair of wucai'dragon and phoenix' cups, marks and period of Tongzhi (1861-1875). Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 HKD. Lot sold 32,500 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.
each decorated to the exterior with a phoenix and a dragon reaching for a ‘flaming pearl’, below a border of beribboned auspicious objects, the interior centred with a dragon painted in iron red; 6.1 cm, 2 3/8 in.
Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 02 Jun 2016