An incised aubergine-glazed 'dragon' dish, Mark and period of Kangxi | 清康熙 茄皮紫釉暗刻趕珠雲龍紋盤 《大清康熙年製》款

A closely related example is illustrated in Kangxi Porcelains from the Shanghai Museum Collection, Hong Kong, 1998, pl. 224; another is published in Chinese Porcelain. The S.C. Ko Tianminlou Collection, Hong Kong, 1987, pt. 1, Hong Kong, 1987, pl. 144; and a third dish was included in the exhibition Chinese Ceramics. The Koger Collection, John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, 1985, cat. no. 172, where it is suggested that this vibrant purplish glaze was an innovation of the late Kangxi period. Further dishes of this type include one from the collection of Edward T. Chow, sold in our London rooms, 27th November 1973, lot 378, and again in these rooms, 25th November 1980, lot 82; one from the Hall Family collection, sold in these rooms, 2nd May 2000, lot 523; and a third sold in these rooms, 14th November 1983, lot 142, and again at Christie’s Hong Kong, 27th May 2008, lot 1794.