A large longquan celadon charger


Ming dynasty, 15th centuryThe thick walls of the curving well incised with a lotus flower and leaf scroll band framing a simple flower spray at the center, the reverse left plain and the pale olive-green glaze covering all surfaces except a russet-burnt firing ring within the short foot ring (glaze abraded). 18in (45.7cm) diameter
|For comparable fifteenth century examples, see Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum, Istanbul: I, Yuan and Ming Dynasty Celadon Wares (London, 1986), no. 302, p. 316; and no. 323, p. 320.