A large celadon crackle-glazed stoneware basin


Late Qing dynastyThickly molded with flared rim surrounding a wide, deep well tapering gradually inward toward the wedged foot, the dark gray-green glaze marked with a dense web of black-stained craze lines on the interior and exterior walls as well as covering a countersunk circular recess at the center of the unglazed and deeply recessed base (chipped).18 1/2in (47cm) diameter