A large Chinese blue and white dragon plate19th centuryInterior with dragons and wave motifs throughout, six-character inscription to the rim. Sold with associated wooden stand.H: 2 5/8, Dia: 16 1/4 in.H: 6.67, Dia: 41.27 cm.Click here for high resolution images.Provenance: Estate of Yip Hon (1904-1997). Nicknamed Kwai Wong (translated as Ghost King), Yip Hon was a gambling tycoon in South China. He a amassed great wealth in the casinos there, through his technique of listening dice, eventually opening his own casino.