A blue-glazed anhua-decorated ‘dragon’ dish, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period - Sotheby's

the rounded sides rising from a tapering foot to a flared rim, incised to the interior with a central medallion enclosing three stylised ruyi clouds, the cavetto decorated in anhua with two dragons pacing amongst further ruyi clouds, covered overall in a blue glaze, the white base inscribed with an apocryphal Xuande mark within a double-circle; 21cm., 8 1/4 in. Estimation: 40,000 - 60,000 GBP

PROVENANCE: John Sparks, London (according to label).

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. London | 15 mai 2013, www.sothebys.com