A rare Chinese imperial celadon glazed carved dish, Yongzheng Mark of of the period (1722-1735). the dish with rounded sides is decorated in the center with a "Shou" character surrounded by four lingzhi shaped clouds against a background of froth capped waves encircled by a border of waves repeated on the exterior as a frieze ,and is covered inside and out with a glaze of delicate blue green color ,Six underglaze blue character mark within circle on recessed base, come with a old "Sotheby's Arcade Acution" sticker
D. 6 1/2" (16.5 cm)
Provenance: Barbara Piasecka Johnson (1937-2013) Collection, Princton,New Jersey Tim and Sally Turner Collection, Acquired in 1997
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Condition: in good overall condition with 2 faint hairline radiating from edge (one approx.2 cm and anther one approx .3 cm) a shallow chip can be seen under the rim .

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