‡ TURQUOISE-GLAZED 'DRAGON' STEM BOWL YONGLE MARK BUT POSSIBLY QIANLONG PERIOD thinly potted with deep rounded sides raised to an everted rim, set on a tall foot tapering up, applied overall save for the interior and base with a translucent and luscious peacock-green glaze, the interior finely decorated with two five-clawed dragons, the centre of the interior inscribed with a four-character Yongle mark in seal script (Dimensions: 10cm high, 15.8cm diameter) (Qty: 1) (10cm high, 15.8cm diameter) Qty: (1) Footnote: Provenance: property of a gentleman; formerly in a private German collection, acquired from an antique shop in Munich between 1965 and 1980 Note: a comparable turquoise-glazed stem bowl, dated to the Xuande period (1426-1435) of Ming dynasty, is in the collection of the National Museum of China