rim and painted in iron-red above the glaze as well as white enamels in reliefChina, Xuantong six-character mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1908-1911)The dish is boldly decorated with two writhing five-clawed dragons chasing a gilt-decorated flaming pearl, with the teeth, eyes, ears and claws highlighted in white enamel, all amongst flame scrolls and ruyi-shaped clouds. The reverse is decorated with a circumferential band of lotus flowers with their leaves and tendrils in iron-red.Shape: Dish Weight: 506 gramsDimensions: 22 cm diameterCondition: Excellent condition with only one tiny chip to rim (well visible on the images)Provenance: From the estate of Frederick C. McMillen, a US government and UN official in China after the second world war.Auction result comparison: Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. Christies, London, 7 November 2017, lot 217. (compare with a related dish)宣統矾紅彩雙龍戲珠碟,宣統款與年代圈足,矾紅彩釉上彩,白色琺琅中國,宣統青花六字款,宣統(1908-1911)造型:碟重量:506 克尺寸:直徑22 厘米 品相:保存極好,碟沿上有小磕碰傷(照片上可見)來源:Frederick C. McMillen遺產,二戰後美國政府及聯合國派遣中國