Lot 572. A large carved Longquan celadon dish, Ming Dynasty, 15th-16th century; 18 7/16 in. (46.8 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 15,000 - USD 18,000. Price realised USD 17,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2008.

Heavily potted and fluidly carved in the center with a large lotus blossom and leaf supported on curved stalks with sinuous, curling leafy tendrils above a wave ground, all contained within a combed bracket-lobed reserve, the cavetto carved with a continuous band of lotus scroll, covered overall with a glaze of pale olive-green tone which continues over the foot, the convex base with a broad unglazed circle burnt orange in the firing, Japanese wood box.