A blue-backed incised ‘Dragon’ dish, Yongzheng mark and period. Photo Sotheby's

the shallow rounded sides rising from a tapered foot, the interior finely incised with a central medallion enclosing a dragon writhing amongst clouds in pursuit of a flaming pearl, the exterior covered in a rich blue glaze, inscribed to the base with a six-character mark within a double-circle; 19cm., 7 1/2 in. Estimate  10,000 — 15,000. Lot Sold: 40,000 GBP

PROVENANCE: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 17th/18th May 1988, lot 226.
Sotheby’s London, 7th June 2000, lot 124.

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