Longquan Celadon Plate with Lotus Spray & Provenance

click the photo to enlarge

A good Longquan celadon barb-rimmed plate, 14th-early 15th century, an incised lotus spray in the centre, the segmented cavetto with lotus flowers on the inside and exterior, covered in a good even olive-green glaze, a firing ring on the base, 34.5 cm diameter, please see John Ayers and Regina Krahl, 'Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum', catalogue One, 1986, pp. 152, 292 and 298 for similar examples. Provenance: From collection of Dick Austin, AO, OBE (1919-2000). Dick Austin, AO, OBE (1919-2000) was a truly remarkable man. He served as an officer during World War II and was a POW from 1942 ? 1945, in a camp near the Burma railway, working as a translator after teaching himself Japanese. In 1952 he joined the Department of Foreign Affairs, joining the Japanese Embassy in Tokyo. It was that posting which sparked his passionate interest in Asian art and culture. He was later sent to Jakarta but also spent time in London and in the USA. In 1979 he was appointed as Chairman of Trustees at the National Gallery of Victoria. In 1985 he and his wife moved to Buderim in Queensland, where he became Chairman of the Art Gallery board from 1987 ? 1995. During this period he was also Sotheby?s Queensland representative

You must be a subscriber, and be logged in to view price and dealer details.

Subscribe Now to view actual auction price for this item

When you subscribe, you have the option of setting the currency in which to display prices to $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.

This item has been sold, and the description, image and price are for reference purposes only.

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.

This item has been included into following indexes:

Shan antiquities (Burma) 2

Visually similar items

A Chinese 'Longquan' celadon ware dish, Ming dynasty, 14 th century, decorated with coin patterns on the center of interior, 29 cm diameter. Provenance: Old Melbourne private collection

Sold by in for

You can display prices in $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.

A large heavily potted Longquan celadon Barb-rimmed plate, early Ming Dynasty, first half of the 15th century, covered with a translucent green glaze, apart from a burnt red firing ring on the base, the steep cavetto with vertical ribs on both sides, the c

Sold by in for

You can display prices in $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.

A Danish pierced silver dish, 20th century, the decorative dish with scalloped edging and foliate piercing enclosing a central scene of rural folk enjoying recreations in a bucolic setting; hallmarked Denmark underside and also with maker's symbol. Silver

Sold by in for

You can display prices in $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.

Pair of opalescent Carnival glass peacock dishes, approx 16 cm diameter (2)

Sold by in for

You can display prices in $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.