A large Longquan celadon-glazed dish


15th century Sturdily potted, the gently rounded sides rising from a short footring to a slightly everted rolled rim, the interior carved with a simplified peony in the centre encircled by freely incised scrolling lotus, the underside undecorated, covered overall with a lustrous olive-green glaze except the wide ring on the recessed base burnt russet in the firing, Arabic inscription to the reverse reading 'Mustafa Agha'. 45.5cm (17 10/11in) diam.
|十五世紀 龍泉青釉纏枝蓮紋大盤Provenance: a European private collection來源：歐洲私人收藏The Arabic inscription appearing on the reverse of the present dish reads 'Mustafa Agha' مصطفى آغا, which may refer to the name of the previous owner.Compare with a related Longquan celadon dish, 15th century, decorated with floral sprays on the well and lotus buds on the cavetto, illustrated by R.Krahl and J.Ayers in Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum Istanbul: A Complete Catalogue, vol.1, London, 1986, p.320, no.322; another Longquan celadon glazed dish, 15th century, bearing the same inscription 'Mustafa Agha' scratched on the reverse, is also illustrated in Ibid., p.321, no.324.