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of the Longquan Celadon Museum 䂆ᯛ㬪≢ࢷ⁒㱦 is illustrated ᐽ৅⯺ᣥ㈍ߎᚺǯ۔ӽ݉≢ԋ卿ᝳⲋჸᆨ߰
in Longquan Celadon of China ԋஇ䂆ᯛ㬪≢ , Hangzhou, 1998, ⏟ऱֿ㖅ཎ⎏㘆ַ׾卿ݯ⏎ᇵ⎐ᝳ⡠㱈ǯݯ
pl. 120. However, it is notable that the lobes on this Yuan dynasty ԋӬ׾㇦ᙻ֗ក⎏㩛ᇪᬘ‰Ⅷ⻦卻ऑᇎ
are not so well defined as those on the current dish. Smaller Yuan
ݩߎ卼卿ݯ⏎ᇵ᧘ࣇ⡠㱈卿எ㇦Ӳឦ㪏ᘨⶬ
dynasty versions of this form with central decoration are amongst
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the Longquan dishes in the Ardebil collection (D: 37.6) illustrated by
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T. Misugi, Chinese Porcelain Collections in the Near East – Topkapi and
卻㲞ᳰ厍 卼厎औӬ׾㇦ᙻᙲ໫ᮩⰄ㏕⁒卻ऑ
Ardebil, vol. 3, Hong Kong, 1981, no. A 232, which has a moulded
central motif; and also in the cargo of the Sinan wreck illustrated in ᇎ ݩߎ卼卿எ㇦ ჺǶᙲ໫ᱡᄓᙔ⁒Ƿ
the 1977 exhibition catalogue, - ᙲ໫ᱡᄓᙔ⁒ , Seoul, 1977, exhibit ཿ㈇எ㢙ཿ৅ 卻㲛‰厍 卼ǯ݉ថ⎏
117 (D: 33.6 cm.). Towards the end of the Yuan dynasty the large 䂆ᯛ⚨ࣿᜀᇪ㤯ഌ⏎Ԡԋ卿மսჹ༰⎏ᐙᯒ
dishes made at both the Longquan and the Jingdezhen kilns were more ⏎཰അ卿ӻὍ≓ᆨᆄ೅ǯ
frequently made with simple flattened rims, without lobing.
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With the advent of the Hongwu reign of the Ming dynasty, the
ஙݦഌ⚨⡑ែྒྷݻ㑌卿Ԇ⢙भԻ⯝Ɽऑཌ፽
ceramic industry received new impetus and bracket-lobed rims
⎏≓ᆨᆄ೅卿߅✛⽔ᣥ㈍ߎᚺǯज஄ज㿽
reappeared at both kilns, and with the added feature of well-defined
⎏ᛓ卿ᜀᇪ㤯ⵘⱤᅴഌ⏎⎏஄㑷ַὍ໸ᅴǯ
lobing to the sides, that conformed to the shape of the mouth rims.
࢈՗ᘢ༈Ⅷ⻦ᙇ׾㬪ⱤⵘⱤᅴഌ⏎卿㛑֍ה
It is interesting to note that at the Jingdezhen kilns there was no
৅⎏≓ᅴ㙁௛ᇖ⏎ऑǮ଍೅ԛ⯍஄㑷Ӭ᭔ং
consistency in the form of the foot ring on these large bracket lobed
dishes. The Palace Museum, Beijing, has in its collection several blue Ꮀ卿ᝳ⎏ۣᓚ⊇ჹ༰⎏஄㑷㉑㈷ǯལ᫉जࣻ
and white bracket-lobed large dishes some of which have conforming ᾅՀ׾㬪Ɽ⏎卿ݯऑᇎߎߣἃ ࣿ
lobing carried from the mouth rim and sides into the foot ring, and ݩߎ卿எ㇦Ƕᘢ༈ࢷ⁒㩴⻦ᙔ⁒Ⅷ৅ݥ㫀
some of which have simple circular foot rings. Comparison in this 厍㬪Ɽ㞏ㅏ⡚卻ӳ卼Ƿ㮰 ⤔⽚ ࣿ㮰
regard can be made between a 44.8 cm. diameter blue and white dish
⤔⽚ 卻㲞ᳰ厍 卼ǯⵘᅴഌ⏎㘻჎
and a 45.5. cm. diameter blue and white dish, illustrated in Blue and
㜩஄㑷卿ទᐽ৅Ք὞卿໦㒛⠢ㅳ䂆ᯛ⏎⎏᧐
White Porcelain with Underglaze Red (I), The Complete Collection of
ᴽ଍Ӭ᧙卿஄㑷ᶕ㞏卿ംᄓ㑷ݤᘒӬಝ㱌⚨
Treasures of the Palace Museum, 34, Hong Kong, 2000, p. 22, no.
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20 and p. 23, no. 21, respectively. The large bracket-lobed Longquan
dishes usually have circular foot rings, as in the case of the current
֗ឆீై⎏Ꮴ᛿ࢽᬘ༈Ⅷ⻦Ӭ׾ᚺߝ㘆ַഌ
dish, which, typical of the fine-quality Longquan dishes, has a fully
⏎卿଍ᇵ᫈ԋߴᐙ៨៧⡠卿⏎೅㱈ᐙ៨⡠卿
glazed foot ring and has been fired on a cylindrical setter resting on an
unglazed circle on the exterior base, inside the foot ring. ऑᇎ ݩߎ卿ᘘ㢙ᙻ⻸ྱԻӬࣿ㧩♚㛑ᦼ
‰भᖬ⎏Ƕӽ⊤㪃≢ݥ㫀Ƿ࣍ࢦ୨ԠǸᚺջǹ
A large early Ming dish of this form, with carved decoration of fruiting ⤔ ⽚ 卻 ែ ՗厍 卼ǯ ׹⯇ऱӬᏼⅧ
branches in the central medallion and plant sprays on the sides, from
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the collection of the Topkapi Saray Museum, Istanbul is illustrated
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by R. Fujioka and G. Hasebe in Ceramic Art of the World, vol. 14, Ming
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Dynasty, Tokyo, 1976, no. 131 (D: 55.5 cm.). Another large bracket-
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lobed Longquan dish (D: 45 cm.) with a pine tree in a rocky landscape,
卻ٳᘹ厍 卼ǯ᫉ം卿Ꮴ᛿ࢽᬘ༈བᝳᙇ
from the same collection, is illustrated in colour by J. Ayers and R. Krahl
in Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum Istanbul, vol. 1, London, ׾ࢦ୨ӽ⡕ថ⯍ࢦՆӽ⡕ߝ⎏ⵘⱤᅴ䂆ᯛഌ
1986, p. 228, no. 239. The Topkapi Saray collection includes several ⏎卿எ㇦߿㘚ⶬה㮰 ࣿ 卿ֿ㩶
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other large bracket-lobed Longquan dishes from the late 14 -early 15 Ӭ⏎Ԡം卿㱛⩢ഌཎ⎐㙭㙪ᙻទᐽ৅ǯ
century, (illustrated ibid., pp. 300-301 and 303) but, with one exception,
all of these are significantly smaller than the current example. ⡠㱈⏟ऱ⎏Ⴁ⒖ה৅ԋ卿ַԢۣᝳՀ⏎⎏଍

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