A green-enamel 'dragon' dish, Daoguang seal mark and period. Estimate 3,000 — 5,000 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's.

the rounded sides rising from a short foot to a flared rim, enamelled to the interior with a central medallion enclosing a green five-clawed dragon, writhing among flames in pursuit of a flaming pearl, the exterior similarly decorated with a pair of dragons striding in pursuit of a flaming pearl against an incised ground of turbulent waves and rocks, the base with a six-character seal mark - 18.3cm., 7¼in.

Provenance: Christie’s London, 15th May 2009, lot 193.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, Londres, 11 nov. 2015, 11:00 AM