QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

Examples of this type of finely enamelled bowl with dragon and phoenix decoration appear in the Kangxi period (1662-1722) but imperial examples were seen throughout the Qing dynasty.
Two bowls of this pattern both with Kangxi reign marks are in the Qing Court Collection, Beijing, illustrated in Porcelains in Polychrome and Contrasting Colours, The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Vol. 38, Hong Kong, 1999, pp. 147-148, nos. 135 and 136.
A pair of Qianlong bowls of this type sold at Christie's, Hong Kong, 29 May 2007, lot 1516. A single Qianlong example from the Y.C. Chen collection sold at Christie's, Hong Kong, 29 May 2013, lot 1923.