A pair of underglaze blue and iron-red 'dragon' bowls yanghe tang zhi hall marks, each with shallow rounded sides and lipped rim springing from a short straight foot, decorated on the interior with a central medallion enclosing an iron-red dragon in pursuit of a flaming pearl amongst blue clouds, similarly decorated on the exterior, the base with a hallmark reading Yanghe Tang zhi in black enamel, 9.3 cm and 9.5 cm diameter. Other Notes: Compare with a pair of dishes of this type, dated to the 18th/19th century, sold Sotheby's London, 5 November 2014, lot 262