China, Yuan Dynasty dish, decorated with a ferocious dragon in intense under glaze blue, a well formed thin body with rim curving gracefully outward; the glaze has a light bluish-green tint, the center of the outer base has a minute cone-like downward protrusion that is surrounded by barely visible concentric circular lines.Provenance: Dr. Robert I-San Lin’s Collection of Important Chinese Arts, brought to California in 1960s. Diameter 5 1/2 in., Height 1 in.