PROPERTY FROM AN AMERICAN PRIVATE COLLECTION A SMALL YELLOW-GROUND GREEN-ENAMELED 'DRAGON' DISHQianlong six-character mark and of the period With scalloped rim outlined in aubergine, the interior incised and painted in green enamel against a yellow ground with dragons in pursuit of flaming pearls amidst flowers and plants, the center medallion also outlined in aubergine, the exterior with eight bouquets painted in the same technique, the base glazed white with Qianlong six-character seal mark in underglaze-blue. 5in (13.3cm) diam; 1 1/8in (2.8cm) high 清乾隆 黃地綠彩龍紋小盤 《大清乾隆年製》篆書款 Provenance: Purchased in the late 1980's 出處： 購於 1980 年代末期 A Qianlong-marked small dish of the same design is illustrated by Avitable, From the Dragon's Treasure: Chinese Porcelain from the 19th and 20th Centuries in the Weishaupt Collection , London, 1987, p. 45, no. 44.