A FINE AND LARGE CARVED 'LOTUS' LONGQUAN CELADON CHARGER
MING DYNASTY, EARLY 15TH CENTURY
Sturdily potted and fluidly carved in the centre with a large lotus blossom supported on a curved stalk with curling leafy tendrils, the cavetto with a band of scrolling lotus below the broad mouth rim with a band of classic scrolls, the underside with a band of scrolling lotus encircling the low foot ring, covered in a glaze of rich olive-green tone, the underside base with an unglazed circle burnt orange in the firing
19 1/2 in. (49.5 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box
A FINE AND LARGE CARVED 'LOTUS' LONGQUAN CELADON CHARGER
MING DYNASTY, EARLY 15TH CENTURY
Sturdily potted and fluidly carved in the centre with a large lotus blossom supported on a curved stalk with curling leafy tendrils, the cavetto with a band of scrolling lotus below the broad mouth rim with a band of classic scrolls, the underside with a band of scrolling lotus encircling the low foot ring, covered in a glaze of rich olive-green tone, the underside base with an unglazed circle burnt orange in the firing
19 1/2 in. (49.5 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box
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