Lot 270, A large 'Longquan' celadon  'Peony' dish, Early Ming dynasty, 14th Century. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 USD. Photo Sotheby's.

stoutly potted, the fluted sides rising from a short tapered foot to a notched rim, the center impressed in low relief with a medallion enclosing a leafy peony spray, covered overall with a lustrous sea-green glaze thinning at the edges and raised areas, the base with an unglazed ring burnt orange in firing, wood stand (2). Diameter 13 1/4  in., 33.5 cm

PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF HENRIETTE AND PAUL G. ECKER

Note: Compare an almost identical dish, dated to the 14th century, from the collection of Topkapi Saray Museum, illustrated in Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum, Istanbul, vol. 1, London, 1986, pl. 196.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 16 mars 2016, 10:00 AM