Lot 3732. A Canton enamel 'Dragon' dish, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795); 21.7 cm., 8 1/2  in. Estimate  90,000 — 120,000  HKD. Lot sold 112,500 HKD. © Sotheby's

the interior vividly enamelled in the centre with a medallion enclosing a five-clawed dragon leaping through billowing multi-coloured clouds, encircled by a lotus scroll studded with pink bats reserved on a vibrant yellow ground, the exterior with three further dragons partly hidden by clouds on a matching ground, the base with a blue phoenix medallion against a white ground, all between a metal lining bordering the mouthrim and the footrim. 

Provenance: Sotheby's London, 13th July 2005, lot 342.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Works of Art, Hong Kong, 07 april 2015