A LONGQUAN CELADON CARVED AND MOLDED 'DRAGON' DISH

YUAN DYNASTY, 13TH-14TH CENTURY

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A LONGQUAN CELADON CARVED AND MOLDED 'DRAGON' DISH
YUAN DYNASTY, 13TH-14TH CENTURY
With shallow rounded sides rising to an everted rim, the center of the interior decorated in relief with a scaly four-clawed dragon leaping in pursuit of a flaming pearl, below scrolls carved in the well, the exterior carved with chrysanthemum petals, all under a glaze of sea-green color, an unglazed circle on the base burnt orange in the firing
13 3/8 in. (34 cm.) diam., wood stand

Provenance

Frank Caro Co., New York, 21 May 1974.

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Lot Essay

The shape of the dragon and position of the pearl on this dish appear to be very similar to a dish of slightly larger size (14 in. diam.) in the Sedgewick Collection, included in the Oriental Ceramic Society exhibition, Celadon Wares, 20 October - 20 December 1947, pl. I, no. 40. Other related dishes are illustrated by R. Krahl, Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum, Istanbul, vol. I, London, 1986, pp. 255-6, nos. 58-62.

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