A BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON' DISH SEAL MARK AND PERIOD OF QIANLONG

painted on the interior within a central medallion with a dragon leaping amid swiling and crested waves, the exterior with a frieze of nine dragons leaping in different poses on a similar ground of waves, below a border of linked cash motifs, inscribed on the base in underglaze blue with a six-character reign mark

Sotheby's Hong Kong, 16th November 1988, lot 197.

Apart from a minute burst airbubble on the base near the mark, the overall condition is very good.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

For the Ming origin of this design, compare the dish from the Norton and Rockefeller Collections, dated to the second half of the fifteenth century, illustrated in the Asia Society, Handbook of the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection, New York, 1981, p. 77, with five dragons among waves on ther reverse below a border of ruyi  heads.