A 'LONGQUAN' CELADON-GLAZED 'DIAPER AND FLORAL' BARBED-RIM CHARGER, MING DYNASTY

A 'LONGQUAN' CELADON-GLAZED 'DIAPER AND FLORAL' BARBED-RIM CHARGER

MING DYNASTY

明 龍泉窰青釉刻纏枝蓮錦紋菱口盤



sturdily-potted, the shallow rounded sides rising from a short footring to an everted barbed rim, carved to the interior with a trellis diaper medallion encircled by freely incised scrolling lotus, covered overall with a lustrous sea-green celadon glaze, the underside with an unglazed ring of burnt orange clay body

Diameter 14¼ in., 36 cm