Lot 601. A large Longquan celadon 'Dragon' charger, Ming dynasty, Yongle period (1403-1425); 39.5 cm, 15 1/2  in. Estimate 100,000 — 150,000 HKD. Lot sold 1,375,000 HKD. © Sotheby's.

robustly potted with rounded sides rising from a short foot to an everted rim, the interior decorated with a ferocious five-clawed dragon amidst clouds, encircled by lotus sprays on the cavetto and crashing waves on the rim, applied with an olive-green glaze save for an unglazed ring on the base left in the biscuit and burnt orange in the firing.