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A LONGQUAN CELADON-GLAZED A LONGQUAN CELADON-GLAZED A LONGQUAN CELADON-GLAZED
‘LOTUS’ DISH ‘BASKET WEAVE AND LOTUS SCROLLS’ ‘LOTUS’ DISH AND A LONGQUAN
15th century BARBED-RIM DISH CELADON-GLAZED MOULDED AND
Robustly potted with gently rounded sides 15th century CARVED ‘LOTUS’ DISH
rising from a short foot, freely carved to the Carved to the well with a cusped basket- Ming Dynasty, 14th/15th century and 15th
centre with a stylised lotus spray issuing leafy weave pattern panel, the fluted cavetto century
stems, all covered in an unctuous sea-green delicately incised with scrolling lotus stems The large sturdily potted dish with an everted
glaze. 40cm (15 3/4in) diam. below the everted barbed rim. 47.5cm (18 rim and deep rounded cavetto, carved to the
3/4in) diam. centre with a single leafy lotus spray, the rim
£1,500 - 2,000 with foliate scroll work, covered in a glossy,
HK$16,000 - 21,000 £2,000 - 3,000 thick sea green glaze; the smaller dish with
CNY13,000 - 18,000 HK$21,000 - 32,000 a moulded central flower spray within freely
CNY18,000 - 26,000 carved foliate designs to the cavetto and
The Property of a Gentleman wave motifs to the rim. 40.7cm (16in) and
The Property of a Gentleman 33.7cm (13 1/4in) diam. (2).
Provenance: The property of a European
family, acquired circa 1900 and thence by Provenance: The property of a European £1,500 - 2,000
descent. family acquired circa 1900 and thence by HK$16,000 - 21,000
descent. CNY13,000 - 18,000
The Property of a Gentleman

Provenance: The property of a European
family, acquired circa 1900 and thence by
descent.

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