Lot 14. A pair of underglaze-blue and yellow-enamelled 'Dragon' dishes, Guangxu six-character marks in underglaze-blue and of the period (1875-1908); 10 in. (25.4 cm.) diam. Estimate £12,000 – £18,000 ($18,168 - $27,252). Price realised GBP 17,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015

Each dish is decorated to the interior with a five-clawed dragon chasing a flaming pearl amidst clouds and flames, with two further striding dragons to the well, and another two to the exterior above a band of lotus panels surrounding the foot. 

Provenance:  Previously in a private English collection.
Christie's Hong Kong, 27 November 2007, lot 1709.

Christie's. APPRECIATING ELEGANCE: ART FROM THE SUI YUAN ZHAI COLLECTION, 11 May 2015, London, King Street