A BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN 'DRAGON' DISH
Jiaqing mark and of the period
Thinly molded with a gently flared rim to the wide, curving well-painted in vibrant cobalt blue with a roundel of a five-clawed dragon pursuing a precious pearl amid flames and the low exterior walls encircled by two other dragons in the same pursuit, the underside within the foot ring displaying the six-character mark in seal script.
6 5/8in (16.7cm) diam.
Footnotes:
清嘉慶 青花趕珠火焰龍紋盤 青花《大清嘉慶年製》三行篆書款

Provenance:
Bonhams San Francisco, October 9th, 2013, lot 3277
Mrs. H. Hamilton Collection, acquired from the above sale
Dr. Stephen Chase Collection, acquired from the above

來源:
邦瀚斯舊金山，2013年10月9日，拍品編號3277
H. Hamilton女士收藏，購自上述拍賣
Stephen Chase博士收藏，購自上述藏家

Dishes decorated with underglaze blue dragons are of a standard type that repeats from the Qianlong reign through the end of Qing dynasty, with some variations of design and quality.

Compare the Qianlong marked blue-and-white 'dragon' dish of this form with very similar decoration and measurements, from the Peggy N. and Roger G. Gerry Collection and now in the Brooklyn Museum, illustrated on the museum's website, accession number 2004.28.289.

Compare also the dish of the same design with Guangxu mark included in this sale, lot 337.