A CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON BOWL, SONG DYNASTY (960-1127 AD)

Reference: ART1008396

Of conical form rising from a short foot to a slightly inwardly curved mouth, the exterior carved with lotus petals. The bowl is carved on the interior with a single lotus bloom borne on a scrolling leafy tendril below a faintly incised line border. The bowl is covered with an olive-green glaze with the exception of the unglazed foot.
Diameter: 18 cm.
Height: 5.5 cm.