Lot 3107. A large carved Longquan celadon bracket-lobed dish, Ming Dynasty, 14th-15th Century; 20 ¼ in. (51.5 cm.) diam. Estimate $30,000 - $50,000. Price Realized $37,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The sturdily potted dish is well-carved on the interior with a central medallion of 'coin' diaper pattern, encircled around the lobed well with vertically arranged lotus sprays below the everted, barbed rim. The exterior is carved with a lotus scroll, and the dish is covered overall in an even glaze of sea-green tone, with the exception of an unglazed orange ring on the base, Japanese wood box

Christie's. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 15 - 16 March 2015, New York, Rockefeller Plaza