Lot 560. A large 'Longquan' foliate-rimmed dish, Yuan dynasty (1279-1366); 34cm., 13 3/8 in. Estimate 2,500—3,500 GBP. Lot sold 6,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby's 2008

the curved fluted sides springing from a short tapering foot to a broad everted foliate rim, the interior moulded with a peony medallion, covered overall in a bluish-green glaze thinning to a buff tone at the rim, the base with an unglazed ring burnt orange in the firing. 

Literature: Bo Gyllensvärd, Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1964, pl. 147.

Chinese Ceramic Treasures. A Selection from the Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, Including the Carl Kempe Collection, Ulricehamn, 2002, pl. 367.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 05 Nov 08.