A VERY RARE LARGE LONGQUAN CELADON CARVED BOWL

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25.09.2020 14:00UTC -04:00
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Lot 1812 | A VERY RARE LARGE LONGQUAN CELADON CARVED BOWL
A VERY RARE LARGE LONGQUAN CELADON CARVED BOWL

EARLY MING DYNASTY, 15TH CENTURY

The heavily potted bowl has deep, rounded sides, and is carved in the center of the interior with a dense foliate medallion below a band of composite foliate scroll in the well and a border of lingzhi scroll at the rim. The exterior is carved with a continuous band of two repeated lotus pond vignettes, with lotus plants, and various water weeds and grasses, between borders of flower-filled petal lappets below and lingzhi scroll above. The foot is encircled by a band of key fret. The bowl is covered overall with a glaze of soft olive-green color that continues over the foot onto the base where there is an unglazed ring burnt orange in the firing.

15 3/8 in. (39 cm.) diam.

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