A LARGE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON' DISH

KANGXI 1662-1722

With a gently flared rim, painted with two white fierce scaly dragons contesting a flaming pearl of wisdom upon a blue-ground, with scrolling clouds finely outlined in darker blue, the reverse with four ribbon-tied Buddhist emblems, the base with a square seal mark within a channel foot ring, 35.2cm.

Provenance: from a British private collection, purchased from John Berwald Oriental Art Ltd., 31st October 2008.