Lot 249. A carved 'Longquan' celadon-glazed dish, Ming dynasty, 15th century. Diameter 7 3/4  in., 19.5 cm. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 USD. © Sotheby's

the shallow rounded sides rising from a short tapered foot to a flared rim, finely carved to the center with a single stylized lotus spray, the well with a border of lotus blooms between a narrow band of classic floral scroll, further lotus blooms to the exterior above a keyfret band at the foot, covered overall with an olive-green glaze, an unglazed ring to the base burnt orange in the firing.

Provenance: Collection of John R. Menke (1919-2009). 
Sotheby's New York, 18-19 March 2014, lot 220.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 12 sept. 2018, 10:30 AM