A Longquan celadon small chrysanthemum dish – Yuan/Ming Dynasty
The sides of this small dish have a carved/scraped chrysanthemum petal pattern, and the inner bottom is printed with flower pattern. The everted rim is foliated. It is totally covered in a relatively thin, light green glaze except for a ring-shaped area on the base where the light-grey clay is exposed. These dishes are normally much larger in size, making this small example relatively rare.
Period: Yuan-Ming Dynasty, probably 14th Century
Size: Diameter 11.1 cm, height 2.9 cm
Condition: Good condition, wear and minor firing flaws, glaze is slightly matt, no cracks or repairs found under UV-light.
Provenance: From a private Swedish collection
SKU: 101
References:
There is a very similar, but slightly larger dish in Guangzhou Museum, dated to Ming, measuring 13 cm in diameter. It is illustrated in Longquan porcelain in the collection of Guangzhou Museum, Guangdong People´s Publishing House, 2022, plate 101.
Another similar dish, dated to Yuan, was excavated from a hoard in Wulanchabu city, Inner Mongolia. It is illustrated in Complete Collection of Ceramic Art unearthed in China – Inner Mongolia, Zhang Bai, Science Press, Bejing, 2007, Plate 138.
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