Lot 1053. A large Longquan celadon dish, Ming dynasty, 15th century; 18 ¼ in. (46.5 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 7,000 - USD 9,000. © Christie’s Images Limited 2019.
The heavily potted dish with shallow rounded sides is decorated on the interior with diaper pattern below a band of floral sprays in the well, and is covered inside and out with a thick glaze of olive-green tone, except for a wide ring on the base which has burnt orange in the firing.
Property from the James K. Li Collection.
Provenance: Collection of Ambassador Ti-Tsun Li (1901-1981), and thence by descent to the present owner.
Christie’s. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York, 13 September 2019
