Lot 779. A large 'Longquan' celadon-glazed tripod bowl, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Diameter 12 1/2  in., 31.5 cm. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 USD. Lot sold 11,250 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's.

well-potted, of shallow circular form with an incurved rim, raised on three triangular animal-mask feet, the exterior deftly carved with a scrolling band of peonies between two rows of raised bosses, glazed overall in a rich olive-green save for the center, impressed with a peony medallion burnt orange in the firing and surrounded by irregular drips of glaze, the countersunk base also unglazed.

Provenance: Christie's New York, 6th June 1985, lot 392.

Sotheby's.  Important Chinese Art, New York, 11 september 2019