TWO LONGQUAN CELADON SAUCER DISHES
Song Dynasty
The first with rounded sides, ribbed to the interior, rising to an everted rim; the second carved with a central lotus spray, the glaze suffused with a wide crackle.
The largest 13.5cm (5 1/4in) diam. (2).
Footnotes:
宋 龍泉窰青釉小盤 兩件

Provenance:
The ribbed dish: John Sparks Ltd, London (label)
Robert McPherson, London (label)
Stockspring, London, 5 January 1999.

The floral dish: Little River, London, 16 December 2003

Collection of Nicolas de la Mare Thompson (1928-2010) and thence by descent.

General old wear.
The crackle glaze dish with couple of minor chips to the footrim.
The ribbed dish with some chipping to the footrim. A couple of minor firing spots to the interior and 0.4cm patch of glaze pulling at the rim.