A large Longquan celadon petal-rimmed charger, Yuan-early Ming dynasty, 14th century. Estimate $60,000 – $80,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015.

The large dish is heavily potted with flaring, slightly rounded, petal-molded sides, and is carved in the center with trellis diaper beneath a band of lotus scroll in the well and scrolling and a double line band on the everted, foliate rim that follows the barbed petal outline of the outer edge. The 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. 16 ¾ in. (42.5 cm.) diam., box

Provenance: Eskenazi Ltd., London.

Note: The size, shape and decoration of this dish are all features that are found on other large Longquan celadon dishes that were often exported to the Near East. Four similar dishes of comparable size (41-49.5 cm. diam.) dated to the 15th century are in the Topkapi Saray Museum, Istanbul, one of which is illustrated by R. Krahl in Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum, vol. I, Yuan and Ming Dynasty Celadon Wares, London, 1986, p. 326, no. 347.

Christie's. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 17 - 18 September 2015, New York, Rockefeller Plaza