Lot 1346. A rare massive Longquan celadon charger, 14th-early 15th century; 26¾ in. (68 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 30,000 - USD 40,000. Price realised USD 164,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2010.

Very heavily potted with shallow rounded sides, covered all over with a glaze of olive-green tone except for two unglazed circles on the base burnt orange in the firing

Provenance: Tai Sing Co., Hong Kong, 1991.
Cargill & Donna MacMillan Collection.

Note: Longquan celadon chargers of this large undecorated type are rare. One of comparable size (68.5 cm.) in the Idemitsu Museum of Arts is illustrated in Selected Masterpieces from the Idemitsu Collection, vol. 1, Tokyo, 1986-91, no. 135. One of somewhat smaller size (54.5 cm.) is illustrated in Mayuyama, Seventy Years, vol. 1, Tokyo, 1976, p. 174, no. 515; and another (56.3 cm.) was sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 29 May 2007, lot 1478. 

Lot 1345. A large Longquan celadon carved bowl, Ming dynasty, 15th century; 12¼ in. (31.1 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 12,000 - USD 15,000. Price realised USD 16,250. © Christie's Image Ltd 2010. 

Heavily potted with deep rounded sides, the exterior carved with two scrolling, leafy chrysanthemum stems below a zigzag diaper border, the center of the interior impressed with a peony sprig below freely carved peony scroll in the well, covered with a glaze of olive-green color, most of the base unglazed and burnt red in the firing.

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Including Property from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections. 26 March 2010. New York, Rockefeller Plaza