A large Longquan celadon-glazed carved dish, 14th-15th century
Lot 56. A large Longquan celadon-glazed carved dish, 14th-15th century; 43.5cm (17 1/8in) diam. Sold for £3,750 (€4,798). © Bonhams 2001-2016.
Heavily potted, carved to the interior centre with a cash and trellis diaper pattern, surrounded by peonies borne on foliate meander to the gently rounded sides, beneath a scrolling band to the rim, all covered under a thick and lustrous glaze of olive-green colour.
Note: Compare a similar Longquan celadon-glazed dish with everted rim and interlocking cash motif, late 14th to early 15th century, in the Collection of Lawrence W.T. Chan, illustrated in The Radiant Ming (1368-1644): through the Min Chiu Society Collection, Hong Kong, 2015, p.93, no.69.
Bonhams. AUCTION 23237: FINE CHINESE ART, LONDON, NEW BOND STREET