Lot 9152A, A Longquan celadon dish with incised decoration, Ming dynasty, 15th century. Estimate US$ 1,200 - 1,800 (€1,100 - 1,600). Photo Bonhams.

Thickly molded with a barbed rim, curving reeded walls incised with a diffuse lotus flower pattern, the floor of the well stamped with a cash trellis pattern in a barbed frame of combed lines that repeat on the rim, the exterior finished with fluted walls above the wide foot ring and all surfaces covered with an olive green glaze except the cinnamon-burnt firing ring on the shallow recessed base (glaze abraded). 13 1/4in (34cm) diameter

Note: For similarly shaped and decorated Longquan dishes ascribed to the 15th century, see Regina Krahl,Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum, Istanbul, 1986: vol. 1 Yuan and Ming Dynasty Celadon Wares, pp. 338-339, nos. 387, 389, 395 and 397 (32 to 35.5cm diameters).

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