A Longquan celadon dish
Southern Song Dynasty
The sturdily potted dish moulded to the interior with a coiling dragon pursuing the sacred pearl, the well incised with a scrolling meander below a straight rim, the exterior moulded with petals radiating upward from the foot, covered overall in a light olive-green glaze (chip to the foot)
34.4 cm diam.
Lot Essay
See illustration p.70
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