A BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON' DISH QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD

finely painted in cobalt-blue to the interior with a large medallion enclosing a scaly five-clawed dragon writhing amidst leafy scrolling lotus, encircled at the well by eight floral sprays, the exterior similarly decorated with two large dragons, the base with an apocryphal six-character Chenghua mark

Formerly in the collection of Dr Karl Ganter, Cologne (by repute).