An unusual blue and white bowl mark of Kangxi, Qing dynasty the rounded sides painted with a frieze of jardinieres of fruits and flowers, above a continuous lotus scroll at the base and a band of the babao around the lipped rim, the interior with two dragons pursuing a flaming pearl in a medallion within radiating stylised sprays, the base inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character mark, 19.5 cm diameter