Lot 874. An iron-red-decorated blue and white 'Dragon' dish, Daoguang six-character seal mark and of the period (1821-1850); Dish 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) diam., bowl 5¾ in. (14.5 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 5,000 - USD 7,000. Price realised USD 18,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014 

The dish is decorated in the center with a medallion enclosing a writhing iron-red dragon on an underglaze blue ground of cresting waves, the exterior with nine further iron-red dragons on a similar ground below a band of florettes. Together with a blue and white 'dragon' bowl, Qianlong six-character seal mark and probably of the period, decorated on the exterior in rich shades of underglaze blue with two five-clawed dragons striding amidst clouds, the interior with a central medallion of a leaping dragon.

Provenance: Alfred E. Guntermann (1943-2013) Collection.  

Christie's. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 18 – 19 September 2014, New York, Rockefeller Plaza