An extremely fine celadon dish
With slightly flared rim to the shallow curving well and carved with overlapping lotus petals, eloquently decorated in low relief with various flowers, including the lotus flower and vines, beneath the extremely fine slightly crackled sea green glaze.
Diameter: 14,8cm
Style of: Goryeo Dynasty (11th – 12th century AD), age determination uncertain
Orientations, Dec.1992, pg.53, fig.8. http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/21593/lot/2695/