Lot 395. A Small Yellow-Glazed 'Dragon' Saucer Dish, Qianlong Seal Mark and Period (1736-1795); 11cm., 4 3/8 in. Estimate 6,000 - 8,000 GBP. Lot sold 11,250 GBP. Photo Sotheby's

the interior incised with a medallion enclosing a ferocious dragon in frontal pose grasping a shou character medallion between its claws and a flaming pearl, the exterior with turbulent cresting waves and stylised mountains below four beribboned precious objects (babao), inscribed to the base with a six-character Qianlong seal mark.

Provenance: Sotheby's Amsterdam, 6th June 1988, lot 225.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, London, 07 november 2012