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THE PROPERTY OF AN ASIAN GENTLEMAN PROVENANCE:
2357 Eskenazi Ltd., London.
A LARGE LONGQUAN CELADON PETAL-RIMMED CHARGER
YUAN-EARLY MING DYNASTY, 14TH CENTURY The size, shape and decoration of this dish are all features that are found
on other large Longquan celadon dishes that were often exported to the
The large dish is heavily potted with faring, slightly rounded, petal- Near East. Four similar dishes of comparable size (41-49.5 cm. diam.) dated
molded sides, and is carved in the center with trellis diaper beneath a to the 15th century are in the Topkapi Saray Museum, Istanbul, one of
band of lotus scroll in the well and scrolling and a double line band which is illustrated by R. Krahl in Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray
on the everted, foliate rim that follows the barbed petal outline of Museum, vol. I, Yuan and Ming Dynasty Celadon Wares, London, 1986, p.
the outer edge. The dish is covered overall with a glaze of sea-green 326, no. 347.
color, except for a wide unglazed ring on the base, which has burnt
orange in the fring. 元/明初 龍泉窯青釉錢紋花口盤
16æ in. (42.5 cm.) diam., box
$60,000-80,000
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