Lot 1416, A blue and white and iron-red 'dragon' dish, Daoguang seal mark and period. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 USD. Photo Sotheby's

the shallow rounded sides rising to a flaring rim, painted to the interior with a five-clawed dragon writhing above a tempestuous sea, the exterior similarly decorated with nine further dragons above waves, the base with a six-character seal mark. Diameter 7 in., 17.7 cm

Provenance: C.C. Teng & Co.

Sotheby’s. Saturday at Sotheby’s: Asian Art New York, 19 mars 2016, 10:00 AM