A Pair of Chinese Cinnabar Bowls with Dragons , Late Qing dynasty early republic Depicting two celestial dragons chasing the flaming pearl among Ruyi shaped clouds. The bottom with a Qianlong six marks character in gold . 16,5 cm diameter . Comes with stands. ,,Provenance : From the Estate of Alfred and Irene Morley and thence by descent to the current owner. Alfred ( Bob) Morley (1890-1971) was a British journalist and diplomat . He lived from 1915 till 1941 in Hongkong and Shanghai , He was editor for both the Hong-Kong Telegraph and the South China Morning Post , in 1931 He settled in Shanghai as Editor for the Shanghai Times. He was also president of the Rotary Club Shanghai. From March 1940 he was Press Attaché at the British embassy in Shanghai .