A MING DYNASTY LARGE LONGQUAN CéLADON-GLAZED ‘PEONY’ CARVED DISH 14th-15th century
diam. cm. 40 Robustly potted with lobed rounded sides, the interior carved with a peony, overall covered with a lustrous olive-green glaze.
Provenance: Acquired before 1975. For a similar dish in the British Museum in London, see J. Harrison-Hall, Catalogue of Late Yuan and Ming Ceramics in the British Museum, London 2001, n. 16.58.