Kangxi six-character mark and of the periodWith deep rounded sides rising from a tapered foot to a gently flaring rim, the exterior delicately incised and enamelled in green on a bright egg-yolk yellow ground with a band of two five-clawed dragons striding amongst flames in pursuit of flaming pearls, above five phoenix roundels divided by stylised cloud scrolls, the interior painted in underglaze blue with a central medallion enclosing a stylised shou character within double-line borders repeated at the rim. 15cm (5 8/9in) diam.