Lot 333. A 'Longquan' celadon-glazed 'stamped' bowl, Ming dynasty, 15th century, 17.7cm., 7in. Estimate 400 — 600 GBP. Lot sold 875 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's

the robustly-potted deep rounded sides rising from a short straight foot, the interior with a broad stamped band of seated and standing historical figures accompanied by inscribed cartouches, the exterior with a key-fret band at the rim, covered overall with a dark olive-green glaze.

Exhibited: Kunst Industri Museet, Copenhagen, 1950, cat. no. 392.

Literature: Bo Gyllensvärd, Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1964, pl. 142.