Chinese Art A celadon glazed dish with foliated rim China, Yuan (1279-1378) . . Cm 26,00 x 6,00. Excellent example of the Longquan celadon pottery, characterized by the baroque and elegant decoration typical of this production. The plate has a short brim with a wavy edge and a deep and rounded bowl decorated with floral cartouches that frames the bottom embellished with a large embossed lotus flower, visible in transparency under the pale green glaze. The celadon family, or green-ware according to the Anglo-Saxon term preferred today, includes several artifacts made in the most disparate locations in Central Asia (China, Japan and Korea) and South East Asia (Thailand and Vietnam). The production of celadon began in China with the Northern Songs as early as 1000 AD, but it was only two centuries later, when the grandiose Longquan kilns were inaugurated, that large-scale production started for the trade routes of all the East. For their extraordinary solidity, pleasantness to the touch and beauty, Longquan celadon were highly appreciated both in China and in the Middle East where they were successfully exported. This dish, closely following the traditional Yuan stylistic features, was probably intended as an artifact to be exported to the Middle East along the silk road.