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Lot 512

A LARGE INCISED 'LONGQUAN' CELADON- GLAZED 'FIVE - CLAWED DRAGON' DISH, EARLY MING
DYNASTY
Estimate: 60,000 - 80,000 USD

A LARGE INCISED 'LONGQUAN' CELADON-GLAZED 'FIVE-CLAWED DRAGON' DISH
EARLY MING DYNASTY
明初 龍泉窰青釉龍紋大盤

stoutly potted, with deep rounded sides rising to an everted rim, the interior deftly incised with an arching dragon amid fiery
clouds, the cavetto with a frieze of scrolling lotus blooms, and a band of cresting waves encircling the rim, the underside
undecorated, applied overall with a rich sea-green glaze save for a dark orange firing ring at the base

Diameter 15⅞ in., 40.5 cm

Provenance
Sotheby’s London, 13th May 2009, lot 63.

來源
倫敦蘇富比2009年5月13日，編號63

Catalogue Note
Notable for its vigorous depiction of a five-clawed dragon among clouds, this piece belongs to a group of large dishes made at the
Longquan kilns from the late 14th century when some kilns were under the supervision of the Ming court. In this period, the
preference was for large-sized display vessels, either carved or molded with bold designs that could also be found on

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