A LOBED LONGQUAN ‘DRAGON’ DISH, YUAN – EARLY MING DYNASTY
China, 13th-15th century. Finely molded with everted floral-petal sides on the interior, the dish stands on a small round foot. The interior carved with a central dragon surrounded by four swirling clouds. The dish is covered overall in a thick celadon glaze which has fine veins of crackling throughout.


Provenance:
The box has an old label that reads, ‘
Hibiscus blossom Longquan Anhua dish
.’ From the estate of a notable Hong Kong family, who brought a substantial collection of ceramics, porcelains, and other Chinese works of art with them when they immigrated to Canada in the 1950s. Thence by descent within the family to the last owner.

Condition:
Very good condition with minor old wear. Minimal firing irregularities, glaze pooling around the raised relief, pitting, kiln grit, and a glaze recess on the base exposing the ware, burnt to orange in the firing, as expected of longquan ware.

Weight: 488.7 g
Dimensions: Diameter 19 cm

With an old fitted silk box. (2)


Literature comparison:

Compare a related Longquan dish with a central dragon motif amidst clouds, 37 cm in diameter, dated to the Yuan dynasty, in the British Museum, registration number PDF.248. Compare a related Longquan dish with a central dragon motif, 36.8 cm in diameter, date to the Yuan dynasty, in the British Museum, registration number 1929,0722.5.


Auction result comparison:

Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby’s London, 4 November 2021, lot 336
Price: GBP 44,100 or approx.
EUR 66,000
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A large longquan celadon ‘dragon’ dish, Yuan dynasty
Expert remark: Note the related lobed sides on the exterior which appears on the interior of the above lot and note the central dragon medallion. Note the larger size (35 cm).




元至明初龍泉窯暗刻龍紋花口盤

中國，十三至十五世紀。花口折沿，淺弧腹，圈足。盤內暗刻一條龍，周圍有四片旋雲。通體施著厚厚的青釉，細開片，圈足露胎。


來源：
盒子上寫著“
芙蓉龍泉暗花盤珍品
”。香港一個著名家族的遺產，該家族在二十世紀五十年代移居加拿大時，隨身攜帶了大量陶器、瓷器和其他中國藝術品。從那時起，藏品在同一家族一直傳承到如今的最後一位主人。

品相：
狀況非常好，有輕微磨損，有釉池、凹坑、窯砂，底部有釉槽。

重量：488.7 克
尺寸：直徑 19 厘米

配有舊絲綢盒。(2)


文獻比較：

比較一件相近的元代龍泉雲中龍紋龍泉盤，直徑37 厘米，收藏於大英博物館，館藏編號PDF.248。比較一件相近長的元代龍泉龍紋龍泉盤，直徑36.8 厘米，收藏於大英博物館，館藏編號1929,0722.5。


拍賣結果比較：

形制：相近
拍賣：倫敦蘇富比，2021年11月4日，lot 336
價格：GBP 44,100（相當於今日
EUR 66,000
）
描述：元 龍泉青釉龍紋盤
專家評論：請注意相近外部的瓣形，並中央的龍紋。請注意尺寸較大 (35 厘米)。