The dish surrounded by radiating petals below a petal-barbed rim, covered all over with a translucent glaze of sea-green colour except for the wide ring on the recessed base. Some wears on the surface with scratches and a few firing imperfections.37 cm diam., 6,5 cm highA LARGE LONGQUAN CELADON BARBED DISH, CHINA, EARLY MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)Provenance: from the private collection of an important Italian ambassador and thence by descent