A Blue And White 'Dragon' Dish. Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period.. Photo Sotheby's

painted in the interior with a dragon writhing amid cloud scrolls in pursuit of a 'flaming pearl' within a double line border and a band of waves and flowerheads on the rim, the exterior with three auspicious emblems, the base with an apocryphal Chenghua mark. Diameter 4 1/2 in., 10.8 cm. Estimate 4,000-6,000 USD

Property From An Important Asian Collection

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. New York. 14 september 2011 www.sothebys.com