A large Longquan celadon-glazed charger, 15th century. Estimate £2,500 - 4,000 (€3,400 - 5,400). Photo: Bonhams.

The heavily potted dish carved to the interior with scrolling lotus meanders, the short flat rim with a wave pattern, the base with a typical unglazed circle oxidised to an orange hue. 46cm (18 1/8in) diam.

Provenance: A European private collection, and thence by descent.

Exhibited: South East Asian Ceramics Society, National Museum of Singapore, 1978, no. 190 (label)

Bonhams. ASIAN ART, 9 Nov 2015 10:30 GMT - LONDON, KNIGHTSBRIDGE