A LARGE GILT-BRONZE CLOISONNE ENAMEL 'DRAGON' DISH, QING DYNASTY China, first half of 19th century. Enameled to the interior with a central roundel enclosing a fierce dragon writhing around a flaming pearl amid scrolling clouds against a black ground, surrounded by four evenly spaced dragons divided by flaming pearls against a turquoise ground, all below a ruyi-head border below the rim. Provenance: From an old German private collection. Condition: Excellent condition with some minor wear and manufacturing irregularities. Expected pitting and small losses, wear to gilt and enamels. Weight: 1,518 g Dimensions: Diameter 34.2 cm The shallow rounded sides rising from a short straight foot to a lipped rim. The exterior sides with alternating and evenly spaced Shou characters and lotus sprays surrounded by scrolling leafy vines. 清代大型鎏金掐絲琺琅五龍戲珠盤 中國，十九世紀上半葉。盤中心開光黑底祥雲五爪龍圍繞著一顆火珠，其周圍藍地兩對五爪龍戲珠，邊緣下深藍色琺琅如意紋。 來源：德國私人老收藏 品相：狀況極好，一些輕微磨損和製造不規則，預期的點蝕和小缺損，鎏金和琺瑯磨損。 重量：1,518 克 尺寸：直徑34.2 厘米