Lot 3138. A blue-ground and yellow enamelled 'dragon' dish, mark and period of Kangxi (1662-1722); 25.3 cm., 9 7/8 in. Estimate 1,200,000 — 1,800,000 HKD. Lot Sold 2,900,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's.

the rounded sides rising from a short tapering foot to an everted rim, painted and enamelled to the interior with a medallion enclosing a ferocious five-clawed dragon in pursuit of a 'flaming pearl', all amidst fire and cloud scrolls, encircled at the well and to the exterior with a band enclosing  two similar dragons, the base glazed white, the six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle.

Provenance: Christie's Hong Kong, 30th April 2001, lot 693 (one of a pair).

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 08 april 2011