PROPERTY OF VARIOUS OWNERS A BLUE AND WHITE AND IRON-RED DRAGON DISHQianlong seal mark, 19th century The curving sides rising from a short tapered foot, the interior painted with a medallion enclosing a sinuous dragon rendered in iron red reserved against an underglaze-blue crested wave ground, the exterior similarly decorated with nine dragons below a patterned band, the recessed base bearing a six-character seal mark. 6 7/8in (17.5cm) diam. Provenance: Christie's, London, 18 May 2012, lot 1208