A blue and white porcelain dragon-decorated dish. Qianlong Mark and Period

Painted in fine cobalt line drawing to the floor of the well with a dragon emerging from scudding waves within a circular roundel while further dragons and waves fill the exterior walls beneath a cash-patterned band, the six-character mark in seal script centering the recessed base. 6 3/4in (17.3cm) diameter - Sold for $9,600 (Copyright © 2002-2008 Bonhams 1793 Ltd., Images and Text All Rights Reserved)

Bonhams. Fine Asian Works of Art, 23 Jun 2008. 220 San Bruno Avenue, San Francisco - www.bonhams.com