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A VERY RARE AND LARGE CARVED
CHUZHOU LONGQUAN CELADON
‘GRAPES’ DISH
YONGLE PERIOD (1403-1425)
The interior of the dish is finely carved with a fruiting grape vine
surrounded by a frieze of lingzhi fungus and bamboo on the cavetto
below a border of lotus sprays around the rim. The exterior is
plain. The dish is covered overall under a sea-green glaze with the
exception of the of a ring exposing the body on the base.
21 …À/”ÿ in. (55.5 cm.), Japanese wood box
HK$2,000,000-3,000,000 US$260,000-390,000

PROVENANCE
A Japanese private collection, Kyoto, acquired between 1920-1930

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