Lot 3022. A large Longquan celadon carved 'lotus' charger, Ming dynasty, 15th century. Estimate HKD 500,000 - HKD 700,000 (USD 65,000 - USD 90,000). Price Realised HKD 560,000 (USD 72,227). © Christie's Images Ltd 2011

Sturdily potted, the centre carved with a single lotus spray below a band of narrow fluted petals in the well and foliate scroll carved on the everted rim, the exterior carved with a band of petals, covered overall with a glaze of sea-green tone except for an unglazed ring on the base burnt orange in the firing - 18 in. (45.8 cm.) diam.  

Provenance: Mrs Nelson A Rockefeller Collection, sold at Christie's New York, 20 September 2005, lot 241. 

Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 30 November 2011, Hong Kong