Lot 3142. A fine blue and yellow 'dragon' dish, seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795); 25 cm., 9 7/8 in. Estimate 700,000 — 900,000 HKD. Lot Sold 1,220,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's.

the rounded sides rising from a short foot to an everted rim, painted in underglaze blue on a reverse ground of blue to the interior with a medallion enclosing a ferocious five-clawed dragon in pursuit of the 'flaming pearl', amidst fire and cloud scrolls the dragon enamelled in a bright yellow enamel, the exterior with a band enclosing two similar dragons, the base glazed white with a six-character mark in underglaze blue.

Provenance: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 4th November 1989, lot 284.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 08 april 2011