Two yellow-glazed bowls, Hongzhi Mark and Period @ Sotheby's, Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, 23 Mar 2010, New York

A yellow-glazed bowl, Hongzhi Mark and Period. photo courtesy Sotheby's

with deep rounded sides rising to a flared rim, covered overall in a canary-yellow glaze - diameter 6 1/4 in., 16 cm. Est. 15,000—20,000 USD. Lot Sold 34,375 USD

PROVENANCE: J. T. Tai & Co., Inc., New York.
Collection of Evelyn Annenberg Hall.
Christie's New York, 29th March 2006, lot 91.

A yellow-glazed 'dragon' bowl. Hongzhi mark and period. photo courtesy Sotheby's

finely incised on the exterior and interior with striding dragons amidst scrolling clouds, applied overall in a thick yellow glaze - diameter 6 1/4 in., 16 cm. Est. 15,000—20,000 USD. Lot Sold 18,750 USD

PROVENANCE: Christie's Hong Kong, 30th May 2006, lot 1343.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. 23 Mar 2010. New York www.sothebys.com