A Chinese porcelain dragon dish, Qianlong mark and period. U...

A Chinese porcelain dragon dish, Qianlong mark and period. Under-glazed blue and yellow-enamelled, the centre painted with a dragon leaping in pursuit of the flaming pearl, the border and reverse similarly decorated, the decoration in yellow on a ground, Qianlong mark in underglaze blue, height 4.5cm, diameter 25cm. This wonderful, striking dish has previously been broken and thence professionally restored. This is most evident to the base of the item. There are nibbles to the edges of the plate. Despite the previous breakage, the colour remains vibrant and rich. Extra images in natural light now on our website www.davidlay.co.uk