A white-glazed stembowl, Qing dynasty, the wide flared bowl resting on a hollow stem flaring toward the base, covered inside and out with a white glaze of bluish tinge, the exterior incised beneath the glaze with two dragons confronted on a flaming pearl amongst flames above a border of rocks and waves repeated around the foot, box, 13.8 cm diameter. Provenance: Lempertz Auktion, Koln, no. 602, 6 and 7 June 1984, lot 1548