A wucai 'dragon and phoenix' bowl seal mark and period of Daoguang

well potted, painted to the exterior with two dragons each chasing a 'flaming pearl' amid meandering composite floral scrolls, separated by two swooping phoenix with outstretched wings, the rim with a band containing the bajixiang seperated by double-ruyi heads, the interior with a central medallion depicting a five-clawed dragon in pursuit of a flaming pearl within a double circle, below two further concentric rings at the rim, the base with the six-character seal-mark in underglaze-blue

Sotheby's Hong Kong, 7th May 2002, lot 603.