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THE PROPERTY OF A JAPANESE GENTLEMAN

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A LARGE LONGQUAN CELADON CARVED DISH

MING DYNASTY, 15TH CENTURY
The dish is carved in the center with trellis pattern, surrounded by three peonies borne on leafy stems in
the well, and covered overall with a soft sea-green glaze, except for an unglazed ring on the base burnt
orange in the fring.
18Ω in. (47 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box with an inscription dated to Edo period, corresponding to 1832.
$10,000-15,000
Large dishes of this type and approximate size, all dated to the 15th century, are illustrated by J. Ayers
and R. Krahl, Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum, Istanbul, Vol. I, London, 1986, pp. 328-29,
nos. 353-6 and 359.
明十五世紀 龍泉青釉刻花大盤

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