Lot 150. A 'Longquan' celadon-glazed 'lotus' bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Diameter 12.7 cm. Lot Sold 31,750 USD (Estimate 10,000 - 15,000 USD). © Sotheby's

Provenance: English Private Collection.
Roger Keverne, London.
Marchant, London.

Exhibited: Chinese Ceramics Tang to Song, Marchant, London, 2022, cat. no. 42.

Note: A closely related bowl is in the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, illustrated in He Li, Chinese Ceramics. A New Comprehensive Survey, New York, 1996, pl. 269; one with twenty petals is in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Porcelain of the Song dynasty (II) vol. 33, Hong Kong, 1996, pl. 134; another is included in The Illustrated Catalogue of the Tokyo National Museum, Chinese Ceramics, Tokyo, 1965, pl. 368. Two related bowls are illustrated in Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, vol. I, London, 2006, pls 543-544.

Sotheby's. Chinese Art, New York, 20 March 2024