A LARGE CHINESE AUBERGINE AND GREEN GLAZED 'FIVE DRAGON' DISH

SIX CHARACTER KANGXI MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1662-1722

The centre finely incised and enamelled in aubergine with a five-clawed dragon in pursuit of a sacred pearl amidst flames and stylised clouds, the design encircled by two dragons, with a further two dragons chasing flaming jewels above a band of lappets to the exterior, all against a vivid green ground, the base glazed white and with the reign mark in underglaze blue, 31.4cm.

Cf. Hong Kong Museum of Art, Chinese Porcelain: The S C Ko Tianminlou Collection, Part.2, p.132, no.87 for a dish of the same design; see also B Yang, The Tsui Museum of Art: Chinese Ceramics IV Qing Dynasty, no.115 for another example; see also Sotheby's Hong Kong, 9th October 2007, lot 1612 for a comparable dish.