D. 22 cm Condition A RARE IRON-RED DECORATED 'DRAGON' DISH, China, underglaze-blue Kangxi six-character mark and period, painted in shaded tones of iron-red to the central medallion with a leaping five-clawed dragon chasing a flaming pearl, surrounded by pairs of striding dragons in mutual pursuit amid wispy flames in the cavetto and to the exterior, all enclosed by double-line borders. For an imperial iron-red dragon plate with a single dragon, see: The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Miscellaneous Enamelled Porcelains, Plain Tricoloured Porcelains, p. 20, no. 17.-Provenance: Former old European private collection-Minor wear, short hairline to rim with related small restored chip