Lot 547
  • 547

A 'LONGQUAN' 'LOTUS' BOWL SONG DYNASTY

Estimate
200 - 300 GBP
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Description

the deep rounded sides rising from a short tapering foot to a slightly everted rim, carved around the exterior with overlapping lotus leaves and covered overall with a bluish-green glaze

Exhibited

Helsingfors, Helsinki, 1956, cat. no.141 (according to label).

Literature

Bo Gyllensvard, Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1964, pl. 120.

Chinese Ceramic Treasures. A Selection from the Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, Including the Carl Kempe Collection, Ulricehamn, 2002, pl. 62.

Condition

This bowl is in good condition, but does have some glaze cracks to the interior and the exterior. There is some scratches to the surface of the interior. There is some pitting to the glaze to the exterior and a manufacturing chip to the foot rim.
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