A Chinese Lonquan celadon dish, 14-15th century, with foliate rim, the interior freely incised with a lotus flower, covered with a fine bluish green ice-crackle glaze, the foot rim unglazed with orange iron oxide, 20.4 cm diameter. Provenance: Jane Carnegie Melbourne, Estate of Betty and Donald Currie, ·, ·
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- Incised - A record of a name, date or inscription, or a decoration scratched into a surface, usually of a glass or ceramic item with a blunt instrument to make a coarse indentation. Compare with engraving where the surface is cut with a sharp instrument such as a metal needle or rotating tool to achieve a fine indentation.
- Foliate - Decorated with leaves or leaf-like forms.
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