A large aubergine-glazed incised 'Dragon' dish, Mark and period of Kangxi. Photo: Sotheby's.

finely potted with shallow rounded sides rising from a slightly tapered foot to an everted rim, deftly incised on the interior with a five-clawed dragon writhing among clouds, encircled by two further dragons around the cavetto striding in pursuit of a 'flaming' pearl, the reverse similarly incised with two dragons chasing a pearl above a band of petal lappets encircling the foot, applied overall with a brilliant aubergine glaze partly running over the footring, save for the base applied with a transparent glaze covering a black six-character reign mark within double circles; 25.3 cm., 10 in. Estimation 500,000 - 600,000 HKD. Unsold

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. Hong Kong | 08 Oct 2013 -www.sothebys.com