Description
A LARGE LONGQUAN 'PEONY' DISH, EARLY MING DYNASTY
China, 14th-15th century. The fluted circular plate with raised lip and foot rim, recessed base, entirely covered by a deep sea-green glaze and with a finely carved peony spray in the center.
Provenance: The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art deaccession. Minuscule inventory number “75.56.3” painted to base. The museum is located at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Its collection includes more than 35,000 works of art and was designed by architect I.M. Pei. Established in 1953, it is named after its primary benefactor, Herbert Fisk Johnson, head of S.C. Johnson & Sons.
Condition: Fine condition with old wear and surface scratches, minor firing irregularities.
Weight: 2,898 g
Dimensions: Diameter 34.5 cm
The heavily potted dish with steep sides, the thick celadon glaze leaving and unglazed ring to the base, burnt to orange.
Auction result comparison: For a closely related dish see Christies South Kensington, Interiors, 7 November 2012, lot 608, sold for GBP £6,250.
大型龍泉窯青瓷牡丹紋折沿盤,明初
中國,十四至十五世紀。全盤施青綠色釉,盤中央底暗刻牡丹紋。
來源: Herbert F. Johnson 美術館館藏解體,底部可見原館藏收藏編號 “75.56.3”。美術館坐落於紐約Cornell University 大學,收藏了35,000 多件藝術品,美術館為設計大師貝聿銘設計。建立於1953年,以Herbert Fisk Johnson名字命名,他曾是S.C. Johnson & Sons的總裁。
品相:品相良好,有老磨損及表面劃痕,輕微燒製瑕疵。
重量:2,898 克
尺寸:直徑34.5 厘米