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Dr. anD mrs. GreGorY F. sULLIVan
A LARGE ‘LONGQUAN’ CELADON-
GLAZED ‘LOTUS’ BOWL
LATE YUAN / EARLY MING DYNASTY
the subtly rounded sides rising at a steep angle
from a tapered foot before inverting just below
the upright rim, the exterior of the sides molded
with upright lotus petals, the interior freely
incised with a leafy pattern, covered overall in
an unctuous sea-green glaze save for the edge
of the foot burnt orange during firing
Diameter 11¼ in., 28.6 cm
PROVENANCE
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sotheby’s new York, 19th november 1982,
lot 236.
$ 8,000-12,000

元末 / 明初 龍泉窰青釉蓮瓣紋
束口盌

來源
紐約蘇富比1982年11月19日，編號236

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CoLLeCtIon
A LARGE AND RARE CARVED
‘LONGQUAN’ CELADON-GLAZED
‘PHOENIX AND LOTUS’ DISH
MING DYNASTY, 15TH CENTURY
stoutly potted, the rounded sides rising
from a short tapered foot to an everted rim,
the exterior intricately incised with a lively
continuous frieze of phoenix amidst leafy
sprays of flowering lotus, covered overall in a
rich, lustrous sea-green glaze save for a ring at
the base burnt orange during firing
Diameter 14¾ in., 37.5 cm
$ 4,000-6,000

明十五世紀 龍泉窰青釉刻穿蓮
鳳紋盤

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