LONGQUAN CELADON-GLAZED 'LOTUS' DISH
SONG-YUAN DYNASTY
宋至元 龍泉青釉蓮瓣盤sturdily potted, decorated on the exterior with petals in relief, covered overall with a thick green glaze save for the foot revealing the buff body
15.8cm diameter 
Private Scottish collection, Scottish Borders. The owner had an enduring friendship with Dr Kenneth Lawley (1937-2023), a lifelong Asian art collector and a significant part of whose collection was sold in this saleroom, 3 November 2023, lot 1-95. Dr Lawley was close to the collection offered in this sale, indeed some of the items came directly from him. He would share his research, his catalogue, and his admiration of these items with the owner, as a natural consequence of their friendship. Acquired from a local antique fair, Kelso, 1999, according to owner's inventory.