A CARVED LONGQUAN CELADON BARBED-RIM CUP STAND Hongwu Well potted with shallow rounded sides rising to a foliate rim, the interior moulded to the centre with a flower head within a raised border, and encircled by a band of leafy and floral lotus sprays, covered overall in a thick green glaze, pooling to a darker tone in the recesses of carving, with an unglazed foot ring on the concave base left in biscuit and burnt orange. 18.5cm (7 1/4in) diam. Footnotes: Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價 明洪武 龍泉窯青釉模印蓮花紋盞托 Provenance: John Drew (1933-2006), England (label) Acquired from R & G McPherson Antiques, London, in June 2007 (collector's notes) 來源：John Drew (1933-2006)，英格蘭（標簽） 獲得于倫敦古董商R & G McPherson Antiques，2007年6月（藏家筆記） John Drew (1933-2006) was born in Tideswell, Derbyshire, and educated at Sedbergh School and the Queen's College, Oxford. He spent the majority of his professional career as an archivist in various African countries, before taking up a post at the University of Cape Town in 1978. His collection of Chinese ceramics encompasses pieces from the Neolithic period through to the eighteenth century. See R.Davids & D.Jellinek, Provenance: Collectors, Dealers and Scholars: Chinese Ceramics in Britain and America, Oxford, 2011, p.157. From the Hongwu period through the Tianshun periods, Longquan kilns stood as an important centre for the production of tributary Imperial ceramics in the Ming dynasty. As seen in the present lot, the firing and stacking methods of such official kiln wares were highly standardised. Vessels typically display a neatly scraped unglazed ring at the base and were supported on ceramic setters, being fired individually within saggars to ensure the optimal quality. For further discussion, see Wenwen yuse zhao ciou: Longquanyao qingci yishu (溫溫玉色照瓷甌：龍泉窯青瓷藝術), Beijing, 2012, p.15. Compare with a related Longquan celadon 'floral' cup stand, early Ming dynasty, in the collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Longquan of the World: Longquan Celadon and Globalization, vol.II: State Vessels (天下龍泉：龍泉青瓷與全球化，卷二：國家公器), Beijing, 2019, p.244, no.142. See a similar Longquan celadon barbed-rim cup stand, Hongwu period, which was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 30 May 2024, lot 2807. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing