A LONGQUAN CELADON-GLAZED 'LOTUS' DISH 15th century Boldly carved to the centre with twin flowering lotus stems and foliate scrolls, the cavetto with three lotus blooms issuing from scrolling, leafy stems, the everted rim with a wave and floral design, the exterior with a comb pattern band encircling the foot. 42.5cm (16 3/4in) diam. 注脚 The Property of a Gentleman Provenance: The property of a European family acquired circa 1900 and thence by descent.