Lot 1101. An iron-red and underglaze blue 'Dragon' dish, Daoguang seal mark and period(1821-1850). Diameter 7 in., 17.8 cm. Estimate $6,000 - $8,000. Sold: $16,250. © Sotheby's

the shallow rounded sides supported on a tapered foot, decorated on the interior with a central medallion enclosing an iron-red five-clawed dragon writhing against a ground of swirling waves, the underside similarly decorated with nine iron-red dragons above waves below a border of interlinked 'cash' motifs, the base with a six-character seal mark.

Provenance: C. C. Teng & Co.

Sotheby's. Saturday at Sotheby's: Asian Art, New York, 18 March 2017