A carved Longquan shallow bowl – Ming Dynasty
This quite heavy bowl has angled sides rising from a slightly tapered foot to an everted rim, the interior and exterior freely carved with a lotus scrolls. It appears to be a moulded flower in the center. It is applied overall with a sea-green glaze save for a broad ring on the base exposing the light greyish clay.
Period: Early Ming (15th century)
Size: Height 14.7 cm
Condition: Very good condition, wear and minor firing impurities, no visible cracks or repairs. Glaze slightly matt, possibly from burial or exposure to sea water.
Provenance: From a private British collection
SKU: 91
References: A similar bowl, but with barbed rim, was excavated at Fendongyan kiln site in Dayao. It was dated to early Ming and is illustrated in Porcelain unearthed from Fengdongyan kiln site, Longquan Dayao, Zhejiang provincial institute of cultural relics and Archaeology and museology, Beijing: Cultural relics publishing house, 2009, plate 200.
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