Lot 700. A blue and white and iron-red 'Dragon' dish, Seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795); 17.6 cm, 6 7/8  in. Estimate 60,000 — 80,000 HKD. Lot sold 162,500 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.

decorated to the interior with a five-clawed dragon writhing above crested waves, the underside similarly decorated with nine dragons dancing above waves, the base with a six-character seal mark

Provenance: Collection of George Moule (1828-1912), Bishop of Hangzhou from 1880-1907, and thence by descent, by repute.

Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 01 Jun 2017