A LARGE CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON DISH

MING DYNASTY

The heavily potted body rising from a short tapering foot to a lipped rim, the slightly domed well contained within a simple ring, with a band of moulded narrow petals radiating from the centre to the cavetto, decorated all over in an olive green glaze, together with a later wood stand, 41cm. (2)

Provenance: from the collection of Mary Colinet (née Skiotis), and thence by descent, purchased from Luen Chai Curios Store, Hong Kong, on 23rd December 1967. A copy of the invoice is available. Mary Colinet was born in Beijing on 20th August 1928. She married her husband Paul Colinet in Tianjin in September 1947 and later left Tianjin for France in 1953. Mary collected Chinese art and antiques, particularly during the period between 1964 and 1975 when she lived in Hong Kong. Mary spoke Greek as her first language and was also proficient in Mandarin, English and French.