Lot 718. A yellow-enameled blue-ground 'Dragon' dish, Kangxi six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1662-1722); 9 7/8 in. (25.6 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 20,000 - USD 30,000. Price realised USD 37,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019. 

The interior is decorated with a five-clawed dragon writhing amidst clouds and flames in pursuit of a flaming pearl, below two further dragons chasing flaming pearls amidst clouds in the well, and the exterior is similarly decorated above a band of petal lappets, all in lemon yellow reserved on an underglaze-blue ground.

Provenance: Mrs. Siegfried G. Schmidt Collection.
The Art Institute of Chicago, accessioned in 1966.

Christie's. Chinese Art from The Art Institute of Chicago, New York, 12 September 2019