A FINE AUBERGINE-GLAZED INCISED 'DRAGON' BOWLDaoguang seal mark and of the periodThe exterior delicately incised with two ferocious five-clawed dragons writhing amidst clouds and clashing waves in pursuit of flaming pearls, covered in an attractive iridescent aubergine glaze.15.4cm (6in) diam.Provenance: 清道光 茄皮紫釉刻雲龍趕珠紋碗青花「大清道光年製」篆書款Provenance:S. Marchant and Son, London, 1981S. Marchant and Son, London, 1992 (label)Sotheby's Hong Kong, 8 April 2007, lot 714The Sui Yuan Zhai CollectionChristie's London, 11 May 2015, lot 7A distinguished Asian private collectionIllustrated and published:Qing Mark and Period Monochromes and Enamelled Wares, S. Marchant and Son, London, 1981, no. 32Qing Mark and Period Monochrome and Two Coloured Wares, S. Marchant and Son, London, 1992, no. 58來源：倫敦馬錢特，1981年倫敦馬錢特，1992年（標籤）香港蘇富比，2007年4月8日，拍品714隨緣齋舊藏倫敦佳士得，2015年5月11日，拍品7顯赫亞洲私人收藏著錄與出版：《Qing Mark and Period Monochromes and Enamelled Wares》，馬錢特，倫敦，1981年，編號32《Qing Mark and Period Monochrome and Two Coloured Wares》，馬錢特，倫敦，1992年，編號58Compare a very similar example of an aubergine-glazed 'dragon' bowl, Daoguang seal mark and period, sold at Sotheby's London, 7 November 2012, lot 82.相似之例可參考倫敦蘇富比售出一例，2012年11月7日，拍品82。