A rare blue-ground Chinese polychrome 'Dragon' bowl, Qianlong six-character mark and of the period (1736-1795), the exterior is decorated with two dragons, one in green enamel, the other iron-red, racing through green, yellow and iron-red flames in pursuit of flaming pearls above a band of overlapping petals, the decoration is reserved on a ground of blue wash, with a further upright dragon medallion in green on the interior, the base with underglaze blue six-character Qianlong seal mark, 14cm diameter x 6.6cm high Provenance: Formerly in a North Yorkshire collectionSee a similar bowl sold at Christie's, Lot 1924, 29 May 2013清乾隆 大清乾隆年制款青花红绿彩龙纹碗拍品来源：英国北约克郡私人收藏品相报告: the well of the bowl with star crack approximately 6cm long