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A RARE EARLY MING LONGQUAN CELADON 'LOTUS' BOWL
MING DYNASTY, 14TH/15TH CENTURY
A RARE EARLY MING LONGQUAN CELADON 'LOTUS' BOWL MING DYNASTY, 14TH/15TH CENTURY Standing on a small cylindrical foot, the bowl is carved to the exterior of the flaring sides with two bands of upright lotus petals below a classic scroll near the mouth rim, the centre of the interior with a lotus blossom at the medallion and a keyfret band below the mouth rim. The bowl is covered by a lustrous celadon glaze of sea-green tone, the base with an unglazed ring burnt orange during the firing. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box