Lot 94. A large 'Longquan' celadon 'Landscape' basin, Ming dynasty, circa 1400; 43.5 cm, 17 1/8  in. Estimate 6 000 £ - 8 000 £. Lot sold 52,500 £ (60,128 €). © Sotheby's.

the rounded sides rising from a short foot to an everted barbed rim, the slightly recessed central medallion freely carved with a landscape scene detailed with tall pine trees, encircled by stylised floral sprays at the well and repeated on the exterior, the rim bordered by a scrolling foliage pattern, covered overall in a thick celadon glaze leaving a ring on the underside burnt buff-orange during firing, the foot inscribed in Arabic script (Sultan Sulaiman Shikoh, 1635 – 1662).

Provenance: Acquired by the family of the present owner during the early 20th century.
Thence by descent. 

Note: The five-drilled-dots pattern on the base of the present dish is also found on celadon wares in the collection of Topkapi Saray Museum, Istanbul, such as a Longquan charger decorated with peony, attributed to the late 14th to early 15th century, illustrated in Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics In The Topkapi Saray Museum Istanbul. A Complete Catalogue. I. Yuan and Ming Dynasty Celadon Wares, London, 1986, pl. 234. 

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 07 nov. 2018, 10:30 AM