£12,500
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art | 682
Auction: 13 May 2022 at 11:00 BST
明或以後 龍泉窯青釉劃花紋菱口大碗
heavily potted with lobed sides and a foliated mouth rim, the interior decorated with a central medallion surrounded by leafy lotus and chrysanthemum sprays in scrolling foliage, the exterior further carved with eight upright lotus sprays, the bowl covered overall with a rich olive-green glaze save for an unglazed ring to the base revealing the burnt orange and brown buff body
Note: two closely comparable large Longquan celadon bowls of similar decoration and size, dated to the early Ming dynasty (30.6cm and 32.3cm diameter), are in the collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei, museum no. 故瓷 Gu Ci 4823 and 17636. A smaller (24.3cm diameter) Ming dynasty Longquan celadon bowl is in the collection of the Suzhou Museum.
A Longquan dish also potted with a foliate mouth rim, but with more plain decoration and dated to the 15th century is illustrated in the Southeast Asian Ceramics Society, Chinese Celadons and Other Related Wares in Southeast Asia, Singapore, 1955, pp. 240-241, pls. 186 and 188.