Lot 815. A green and  yellow-glazed 'dragon' dish, Qianlong six-character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1736-1795); 5 ¼ in. (13.3 cm.) diam.. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 15,000. © Christie's 2021

The interior is decorated in the center with a writhing, front-faced five-clawed dragon leaping toward a flaming pearl, encircled by two further dragons in pursuit of flaming pearls amidst flower sprigs in the well. The exterior is similarly decorated, and the scalloped mouth rim is outlined in black.

Provenance: Acquired in Florida, 1987.

Literature: Lowe Museum, University of Miami, Birds, Beasts, Blossoms, and Bugs in East Asian Art, Miami, 1993, p. 13, no. 44, illus. p. 14.

Exhibited: Miami, Lowe Museum, University of Miami, Birds, Beasts, Blossoms, and Bugs in East Asian Art, 1993.

Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York, 23-24 september 2021