A pair of iron red 'Nine Dragon' porcelain bowls, Qianlong period mark, 20th century the pair finely potted with deep rounded sides rising from a narrow straight foot, delicately painted with nine five-clawed dragons above crashing waves and amidst flower heads and scrolling foliage, upon a gilded ground, each with apocryphal four-character Qianlong mark to the underside. Height 6 cm, diameter 7 cm