Age: Southern Song or later, 12th century or after

Description: A Chinese Longquan porcelain celadon bowl, finely carved and incised with over-lapping lotus petals and covered with a bluish-green glaze of exceptional clarity.

Size: Dia 6", 15.24cm - Hight 2 1/2", 6.35cm.

Provenance: From a French collection, acquired in Paris.

Lot Notes:

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Lot 176: A few dimples in the glaze approx. 1mm n diameter visible to the exterior of the bowl. A few dark spot inclusions in the glaze in the interior of the bowl. There is a shallow chip on the exterior of the rim 3mm by 2mm by 1mm. There is a chip to the interior of the rim approx. 4mm by 2mm by 2mm. Some fritting can be felt on the edge of the rim. Wear to the surface of the glaze visible on the interior and exterior of the bowl