Each bowl is painted with two five-clawed dragons pursuing pearls among cloud scrolls, with lappets bordering the vases. The undersides of the bases are each painted with a Kangxi six-character mark within a double circle.

The design is based on a Chenghua original, three of which are still known to exist, one in the Percival David Collection at the British Museum (PDF.A.640).

Literature: Anthony du Boulay, The Duberly Collection of Chinese Art at Winchester College (Winchester, 2019), p. 61

Provenance: Bequeathed as part of the Duberly Collection, 1978; purchased by Major Montagu and Lady Eileen Duberly from H.R.N. Norton, 5 February 1957 (£11)

Location: Treasury, Gallery 2