A GROUP OF FIVE CHINESE ENAMELED BOWLS AND DISHES

Comprising: a large bowl decorated with four dragons to the interior and exterior, the rim encircled with a honeycomb band interspersed with bird and flower cartouches; a small bowl decorated with goldfish, peppers, and auspicious attributes; a small dish decorated with fish and other sea creatures; and a plate decorated with four goldfish and a shrimp.

The bowl, cover, and saucer are each decorated and gilt with sinuous four-clawed dragons chasing the flaming pearl amongst dense cloud scrolls. The interior of the handle of the cover with a four character 'wan wu xian cheng' mark in iron red, the other two pieces are unmarked.

The bowl: 5.7 cm. high 11 cm. diam.
The cover: 3.5 cm. high by 10.3 cm. diam.
The saucer: 3.5 cm. high by 15.5 cm. diam.

The large bowl: 10 cm. high by 25 cm. diam.
The small bowl: 6 cm. high by 10 cm. diam.
The sea creatures dish: 2.8 cm. high by 14.2 cm. diam.
The ‘goldfish’ plate: 2.7 cm. high by 21.3 cm. diam.