A Chinese imperial porcelain saucer dish, mark of Kangxi and of the period (1662-1722), painted on a yellow ground and incised with a green and aubergine five-clawed dragon encircling a flaming pearl amongst stylised clouds and flames, the underside with aubergine grapes and green leaves on a yellow ground extending to the base, the glaze lightly suffused with faint cracks, the base inscribed with a six-character Kangxi mark, 13cm diameter Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Henry Mazot (1882-1956), who lived and worked in Beijing from the 1920s for the Bank of Indochina where he finished as Chairman. The family left Beijing in 1946 to move back to France and settled in Normandy. Most of the Chinese porcelain in the family collection was left in the wooden trunks in the basement of their chateau from 1946 until Christmas 2015, when his granddaughter who inherited the home decided to finally open them. Purchased directly from the family and not previously in the market. A similar one in the Percival David collection, British Museum, is illustrated by Margaret Medley in Illustrated Catalogue of Ming Polychrome Wares in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, no. PDF.777, Plate VII, p.20; another was included by Laurence C.S, Tam in the Wonders of the Potter's Palette, Qing Ceramics from the Collection of the Hong Kong Museum of Art, no. 24, pp. 58/9 清康熙 黄地龙戏珠纹盘 拍品来源：东方汇理银行前主席Henry Mazot (1882-1956) 私人收藏，其曾于上世纪二十年代于北京居住及工作。其家族于1946年离开北京搬回法国诺曼底，此后八十年间，Mazot家族的中国陶瓷收藏一直放于其居所地下室的酒窖中，一直到2015年圣诞节Mazot先生的孙女继承了这一屋邸，方重见天日。 Condition Report: One hair line of 1.4cm to the rim Condition Report Disclaimer