A Chinese blue and white 'dragons chasing the pearl' dish, Chenghua mark, and a jar and cover with figures in a garden, 19th C.

Dia.: 27,3 cm (the dish)

H 20,5 cm (the jar and cover)

The decoration shows two dragons chasing the flaming pearl, a recurrent motif in Chinese art, with the pearl representing the attainment of wisdom, power or immortality.