A Longquan Celadon Carved Charger. Ming Dynasty, 15th century. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2012

The large dish is heavily potted with flaring, rounded sides. The interior is carved in the center with a trellis diaper below a band of peony scroll in the well and scrolling tendrils on the everted rim. The large dish is covered overall with a glaze of sea-green color, except for a wide unglazed ring on the base, which has burnt orange in the firing. 17¾ in. (45.1 cm.) diam. Estimate $15,000 - $20,000

明十五世紀 龍泉窰青釉刻錦紋大盤

Provenance: James P. Speer II collection, acquired in 1946-1947, and thence by descent within the family

Notes: Similar Longquan celadon chargers are illustrated by R. Krahl in Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum Istanbul, vol. I, London, 1986, p. 324, nos. 336-38, all of which are dated to the fifteenth century. 

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Part II, 13 September 2012. New York, Rockefeller Plaza