A CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON 'LOTUS' BOWL

A CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON 'LOTUS' BOWL
SONG DYNASTY

The exterior moulded with overlapping lotus petals, the rim mounted in silver and with kintsugi gol lacquer repairs, 14.5cm.

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

Provenance: from the collection of Phillip Allen (1938-2022).

Exhibited: The Oriental Ceramic Society, The World of Monochromes, 2009, no.43.

Cf. Chinese Ceramics, Selected articles from Orientations 1982-2003, p.296, fig.27 for a similar bowl.