a Longquan celadon glazed bulb bowl


Ming dynastyOf compressed globular form raised on three curving feet with raised bosses on recessed bands above and below a flower and leaf scroll pattern incised along the exterior walls, the olive green glaze unevenly applied, leaving unglazed a patch to the floor impressed with a peony branch roundel and to the raised ring across the base, both burnt cinnamon brown in the firing (hairline cracks).12 1/2in (32cm) diameter