A CARVED 'LONGQUAN' CELADON-GLAZED DISH MING DYNASTY, 15TH CENTURY |

the shallow rounded sides rising from a short tapered foot to a flared rim, finely carved to the center with a single stylized lotus spray, the well with a border of lotus blooms between a narrow band of classic floral scroll, further lotus blooms to the exterior above a keyfret band at the foot, covered overall with an olive-green glaze, an unglazed ring to the base burnt orange in the firing 

Collection of John R. Menke (1919-2009). 
Sotheby's New York, 18-19 March 2014, lot 220.

In good general condition with some very light surface wear. The glaze slightly more yellow in color than it appears in the catalogue image.
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Compare a similar dish in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, included in the exhibition Green - Longquan Celadons of the Ming Dynasty, Taipei, 2009, cat. no. 45. A slightly smaller dish from the George Heyer Collection was sold at Christie's New York, 22nd - 23rd March 2018, lot 923.