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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
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A LONGQUAN CELADON ‘LOTUS SPRAY’ CHARGER
MING DYNASTY, 15TH CENTURY
The dish is carved to the centre with two stylised lotus blooms below a band of
lotus fowers on scrolling foliage. The fattened rim is further decorated with a
leafy scroll. It is covered all over with a rich olive-green glaze of even tone with
the exception of an unglazed circle to the base burnt orange in the fring.
14º in. (36.2 cm.) diam.
£8,000-12,000 $12,000-17,000
€9,200-14,000
PROVENANCE
Private European Collection, acquired prior to 2000.
Christie’s Hong Kong sold a slightly larger Longquan ‘lotus spray’ charger
(41.2cm diam.) on 30 November, lot 3013.
明十五世紀 龍泉青釉刻纏枝蓮紋盤
來源: 歐洲私人珍藏, 於2000年前所購
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