A LARGE CARVED LONGQUAN CELADON BOWL MING DYNASTY, EARLY 15TH CENTURY

heavily potted with deep rounded sides supported on a short foot and rising to a foliate rim, freely carved on the interior with two large lotus flowers issuing from a meander of leafy curling stems, set below double-bands at the rim, the exterior similarly decorated with a broad lotus scroll, covered overall in a rich sea-green glaze pooling to a darker colour in the recesses of the carving 

A Japanese Collection, by repute.

The bowl is in good condition apart from light surface wear concentrated to the interior. There is a small area to one side of the bowl which has been slightly misfired. There is a firing kiln chip to the foot approx 1 by 0.5cm.
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