明 龍泉青釉蓮花紋盤

the rounded sides rising from a short foot, molded to the center of the interior with a single stylized lotus spray, surrounded by a band of lotus blooms on the well beneath a band of classic floral scroll at the rim, repeated on the exterior above a band of key-fret around the foot, covered overall with an olive-green glaze with the exception of an unglazed ring on the base burnt orange in the firing

John R. Menke（1919-2009年）故藏，密蘇里州及紐約

In overall good condition. There are several sesame-sized flaws in the glaze to the interior of the dish.
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A dish of similar size and design in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, is illustrated in Green - Longquan Celadon of the Ming Dynasty, Taipei, 2009, p. 96, no. 45. Another slightly smaller dish but with almost identical decoration was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 27th November 2013, lot 3294.