Lot 121. An iron-red and underglaze-blue 'dragon' dish, Seal mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795). Estimate 2,500 — 3,500 USD. Lot sold 7,800 USD. Photo: Sothebys.

of shallow rounded form with an everted rim, painted on the interior with a writhing dragon in deep tones of iron-red amidst rolling waves picked out in underglaze-blue, the underside with a band of dragons depicted in various positions against a wave ground; 6 7/8 in., 17.5 cm.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, New York, 31 mars 2005