Plato de porcelana azul y blanco "Dragones", dinastía Qing con sello Daoguang Porcelain dish with underglaze blue decorations. It has a circular plan, rounded sides and shallow edges. Decorated on the edges and inside with the central image of a large dragon with a serpentine body, flying among clouds and sinuous flames trying to catch a flaming pearl. This same image is repeated in the outline of the inner and outer edges of the piece. At the base, inscribed in a decorative band of geometric motifs adorning the foot, is a six-character seal "大清道光年制". Height: 4.6 cm; Diameter: 25 cm.

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