Lot 1651. A green-glazed incised 'dragon' dish, Zhengde six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1506-1521); 7 1/8 in. (18 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 20,000 - USD 30,000. Price realised USD 25,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2011 

With rounded sides raised on a slightly tapering ring foot, the interior incised with a five-clawed scaly dragon leaping amidst clouds and the exterior with two further racing dragons, all under a jade-green glaze within green line borders, the dragons on the exterior reserved on a ground of incised waves. 

Provenance: Acquired in Hong Kong in 1991.
The Tsui Museum of Art.

Note: For other dishes of this design and period see the example from the collection of Mrs. Otto Harriman included in the exhibition, Arts of the Ming Dynasty, London, and illustrated in T.O.C.S., vol. 30, 1955-57, pl. 52, no. 194; one illustrated by Jan Wirgin, "Ming Wares in the Lauritzen Collection", B.M.F.E.A., No. 37, Stockholm, 1965, pl. 7, no. 11a and b; one included in the exhibition, A Hundred Masterpieces of Chinese Ceramics from the Percival David Collection, London, Tokyo National Museum, 3 June - 13 July, 1980, no. 64; and another included in the exhibition, Chinese Ceramics from the Collection of the Shanghai Museum, Japan, 1984, no. 81.

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Part I and Part II Including Property from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, New York, 24 March 2011