A large 'Longquan' celadon 'dragon' dish Yuan dynasty

PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, MELBOURNE

with rounded sides and everted rim, the interior moulded in relief with a scaly dragon pursuing a flaming pearl beside cloud scrolls, in a central medallion withiin a continuous band of scrolling waves around the cavetto, all beneath the bluish-green glaze
37.5 cm diameter

• Lot Sold $11,000 (Hammer Price)
• $13,420 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

Sotheby's, Melbourne, 5 April 2011, lot 122, illustrated
Private collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above

This lot is to be sold with the book Southeast Asian Ceramic Society, Chinese Celadons and other Related Wares in Southeast Asia

Compare with a similar dish illustrated in Southeast Asian Ceramic Society, Chinese Celadons and other related wares in Southeast Asia, Singapore, June 1979, cat no. 169, pl 128 and 129 and on the wrappers; and another illustrated by Gompertz, Chinese Celadon Wares, pl 107.
A similar dish sold Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 2 December 2016, lot 658

Condition Report

Restoration around the cavetto - the shallow rounded sides - inside and outside, extending around approx half of the circumference.

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