Lot 649. A large carved 'Longquan' celadon dish, Ming dynaty, 15th century. Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's

sturdily-potted, the gently rounded sides rising from a short footring to an everted rolled rim, carved to the interior with a trellis diaper medallion encircled by freely incised scrolling lotus, the underside undecorated, covered overall with a lustrous sea-green celadon glaze. Diameter 19 in., 48.3 cm.

Provenance: Collection of Aileen Aderton (1904-2005), Maryland, acquired in Kyoto, 1948 and thence by descent.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art New York, 15 Mar 2017