Lot 3206.  A rare Longquan celadon 'Dragon' charger, Ming dynasty, 15th century; 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 120,000 - HKD 180,000. Price realised HKD 125,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2014

The charger is sturdily potted with round sides rising from a low foot ring to a broad mouth rim. The interior is moulded o the centre with a dragon chasing a flaming pearl and surrounded with a broad band of stylised foliage at the cavetto. The exterior is further moulded with a band of upright petals. The charger is covered in a glaze of bluish-green tone reserving an unglazed circular ring turned orange on the underside base, Japanese wood box.

Provenance: A private institution, western Japan, acquired in the 1920s.

Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 26 November 2014, Hong Kong, HKCEC Grand Hall