Lot 202. An orange-ground 'dragon' kesi, Ming dynasty (1368-1644); 53 x 34 cm, 20⅞ by 13⅜ in.. Estimate: 6,000 - 8,000 EUR. Lot sold: 11,340 EUR. Courtesy Sotheby's.

depicting a five-clawed dragon reaching for a 'flaming pearl' among ruyi-shaped clouds, its scaly body emitting flames, all reserve on an orange ground, framed and glazed.

Provenance: Jacqueline Simcox Gallery, London.

Sotheby's. Arts d'Asie, Paris, 10 juin 2021