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PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE ENGLISH COLLECTION 元/明 龍泉青釉劃山水紋棱口折沿盤
A LARGE ‘LONGQUAN’ CELADON 來源
‘LANDSCAPE’ BASIN 由現藏家家族購自二十世紀初,自此家族珍藏
YUAN/MING DYNASTY
the rounded sides rising from a short foot to an everted barbed
rim, the slightly recessed central medallion freely carved with
a landscape scene detailed with tall pine trees, encircled by
stylised floral sprays at the well and repeated on the exterior,
the rim bordered by a scrolling foliage pattern, covered overall
in a thick celadon glaze leaving a ring on the underside burnt
buff-orange during firing, the foot inscribed in Arabic script
(Sultan Sulaiman Shikoh, 1635 – 1662) Mark
43.5 cm, 17⅛ in.
PROVENANCE
Acquired by the family of the present owner during the early
20th century.
Thence by descent.
The five-drilled-dots pattern on the base of the present dish is
also found on celadon wares in the collection of Topkapi Saray
Museum, Istanbul, such as a Longquan charger decorated
with peony, attributed to the late 14 to early 15 century,
th
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illustrated in Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics In The Topkapi
Saray Museum Istanbul. A Complete Catalogue. I. Yuan and
Ming Dynasty Celadon Wares, London, 1986, pl. 234.
£ 6,000-8,000
HK$ 61,000-81,500 US$ 7,800-10,400

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