11th Mar, 2022 10:00
DAY 2 - TWO-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism
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A MASSIVE LONGQUAN CELADON ‘LOTUS’ DISH, MING DYNASTY
明代龍泉窯青釉暗刻蓮紋盤
Sold for €6,320
including Buyer's Premium
China, 15th century. The shallow rounded sides rising from a short tapering foot to a broad everted rim. Boldly carved in the center with a large lotus spray, encircled by a band of lotus scroll below a wave band to the rim. Covered in a glaze of rich olive-green tone, the underside base with an unglazed circle burnt orange in the firing.
Provenance: From the private collection of a European family, acquired circa 1900 and thence by descent.
Condition: Excellent condition with some old wear and firing flaws, such as glaze recesses and dark spots, as well as occasional light scratches.
Weight: 6.5 kg
Dimensions: Diameter 47.5 cm
Literature comparison: Compare a related Longquan dish, of closely related form, related size (48.6 cm), with similar lotus decoration to the present lot, and also dated to the 15th century, illustrated by Mei-fen Tsai, Green–Longquan Celadon of the Ming Dynasty, National Palace Museum, Taipei, 2009, p. 82, no. 35. A very similarly carved, slightly larger bracket-lobed dish dated to the late 14th-early 15th century, is illustrated by Regina Krahl and John Ayers, Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum, Istanbul, vol. I, London, 1986, p. 314, no. 291.
Auction result comparison: Compare a related Longquan charger (49.5 cm diameter) with lotus decoration, dated to the early 15th century, at Christie’s Hong Kong in Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 30 November 2011, lot 3012, sold for HKD 1,940,000.
明代龍泉窯青釉暗刻蓮紋盤
中國，十五世紀。此盤形制較大，敞口，小折沿，淺腹，圈足。裡外遍施青釉。盤壁暗刻花卉紋，中央蓮花紋。胎體厚重，頗具質感，盤形規整。底足露胎燒成橘色。
來源：歐洲家族收藏。購於1900年前後，保存至今
品相：狀況極佳，有一些舊時磨損和燒製瑕疵，例如釉面凹陷和黑點，以及局部輕微劃痕。
重量：6.5 公斤
尺寸：直徑47.5 厘米
拍賣結果比較：比較一件相似的十五世紀初龍泉窯蓮紋大盆 (直徑49.5 厘米) ，見香港佳士得Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2011年11月30日 lot 3012, 售價HKD 1,940,000。
China, 15th century. The shallow rounded sides rising from a short tapering foot to a broad everted rim. Boldly carved in the center with a large lotus spray, encircled by a band of lotus scroll below a wave band to the rim. Covered in a glaze of rich olive-green tone, the underside base with an unglazed circle burnt orange in the firing.
Provenance: From the private collection of a European family, acquired circa 1900 and thence by descent.
Condition: Excellent condition with some old wear and firing flaws, such as glaze recesses and dark spots, as well as occasional light scratches.
Weight: 6.5 kg
Dimensions: Diameter 47.5 cm
Literature comparison: Compare a related Longquan dish, of closely related form, related size (48.6 cm), with similar lotus decoration to the present lot, and also dated to the 15th century, illustrated by Mei-fen Tsai, Green–Longquan Celadon of the Ming Dynasty, National Palace Museum, Taipei, 2009, p. 82, no. 35. A very similarly carved, slightly larger bracket-lobed dish dated to the late 14th-early 15th century, is illustrated by Regina Krahl and John Ayers, Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum, Istanbul, vol. I, London, 1986, p. 314, no. 291.
Auction result comparison: Compare a related Longquan charger (49.5 cm diameter) with lotus decoration, dated to the early 15th century, at Christie’s Hong Kong in Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 30 November 2011, lot 3012, sold for HKD 1,940,000.
明代龍泉窯青釉暗刻蓮紋盤
中國，十五世紀。此盤形制較大，敞口，小折沿，淺腹，圈足。裡外遍施青釉。盤壁暗刻花卉紋，中央蓮花紋。胎體厚重，頗具質感，盤形規整。底足露胎燒成橘色。
來源：歐洲家族收藏。購於1900年前後，保存至今
品相：狀況極佳，有一些舊時磨損和燒製瑕疵，例如釉面凹陷和黑點，以及局部輕微劃痕。
重量：6.5 公斤
尺寸：直徑47.5 厘米
拍賣結果比較：比較一件相似的十五世紀初龍泉窯蓮紋大盆 (直徑49.5 厘米) ，見香港佳士得Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2011年11月30日 lot 3012, 售價HKD 1,940,000。
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