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A RARE LARGE LONGQUAN CELADON BARBED CHARGER
EARLY MING DYNASTY
明初 龍泉青釉劃蓮花菱口折沿大盤
robustly potted with lobed shallow rounded sides rising from
a short foot to broad everted barbed rim, subtly carved on the
interior with a curling lotus spray, encircled by fruiting sprays
and lotus florets on the cavetto and flat rim respectively,
the exterior decorated with floral sprays, unctuously applied
with an attractive olive-green glaze suffused with a network
of crackles, save for an unglazed ring on the base left in the
biscuit and burnt orange in the firing
56.5 cm, 22¼ in.
HK$ 250,000-300,000
US$ 31,900-38,300
