A carved Longquan celadon 'lotus' charger Early Ming dynasty | 明初 龍泉青瓷浮雕蓮紋折沿盤

A carved Longquan celadon 'lotus' charger

Early Ming dynasty

明初 龍泉青瓷浮雕蓮紋折沿盤

thickly potted with shallow rounded sides rising to an everted rim, deftly carved to the interior centre with a lotus spray surrounded by a foliate scroll at the cavetto, all within scrolling vines at the rim, the exterior with further lotus meander, covered overall with a glaze of olive-green tone except for a burnt-orange unglazed ring to the base

45.5 cm