Daoguang mark and of the period The shallow dish with rounded sides rising to a slightly everted rim, the central interior decorated with a five-clawed dragon chasing a flaming pearl amidst clouds, the cavetto with a pair of dragons in pursuit of pearls, a similar decoration on the exterior above a band of petal lappets, the foot inscribed with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue. 9 7/8in (25.2cm) diameter