Chinese ,Daoguang mark and of the Period,year of GengXu(1850) with shallow sides rising from a short foot, the interior is decorated with a five-clawed dragon chasing a flaming pearl amidst scrolling clouds. The reverse is decorated with two dragons chasing flaming pearls. the base with a six-character iron red seal mark.D:6 1/4" (16cm)Provenance: collection of a private Maryland collector, acquired prior 2010. A similar dish was sold in Christies HongKong on Dec 1st, 2010 for HKD 150,000 another same pair dish was sold in Sotheby's HongKong on Nov 24th,2014 Chinese Art sale lot 1136 for HKD 125,000Link to HD Natural Light photos: Click here for high resolution imagesCondition: in overall good condition with a short hairline(approx 1 cm) and one small restore chip to the rim