A FINE AND LARGE LONGQUAN CELADON BARBED CHARGER

Estimated Value:

2.500 € - 3.500 €

Result:

7.770 € incl. Premium and VAT

Description:

CHINA, late Yuan/ early Ming dynasty
D. 47,2 cm
Robustly potted with lobed shallow rounded sides rising from a short foot to broad everted barbed rim, subtly carved on the interior is carved in the centre with a trellis diaper below a band of lotus scroll in the well and scrolling tendrils on the everted rim. The dish is covered overall with a glaze of sea-green color, except for a wide unglazed ring on the base, which has burnt orange in the firing.
Collection of the government builder Hoffmann, Kaiserdamm 74, Berlin-Charlottenburg, bought from China Bohlken, 18.8.1927 inv. no. 861 (RM 300.-, original invoice preserved, bought by the present owner 2001 from a family member
The present charger is impressive for its large size and the finely rendered design of a curling lotus spray that is delicately enclosed within bands of scrolling flowers. It belongs to a group of high-quality Longquan celadon wares produced in the late 14th to early 15th centuries, characterised by their bold carved designs that are comparable to the blue and white porcelain of the period. During the early Ming dynasty, the Longquan kilns appear to have worked closely with the imperial porcelain kilns at Jingdezhen, thus making wares of similar form, decoration and quality. Similar Longquan celadon chargers are illustrated by R. Krahl in Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum Istanbul, vol. I, London, 1986, pls. 346, 347, 348, all are dated to the fifteenth century - Very minor wear, good condition

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