An unusual Chinese Longquan celadon bowl, Yuan or early Ming, on the interior of the bowl impressed with historical figures such as Confucius, Li Bai and Zhenzi, covered overall in a thick, olive-green glaze suffused with crazing, the unglazed base in burnt orange, 14.5cm diameterCompare with two similar bowls in the collection of the British Museum, London, illustrated by J. Harrison-Hall, Ming Ceramics in the British Museum, London, 2001, pls.16:52 and 16:53元/明早期 龍泉青釉模印人物故事圖盌

three tiny holes on the base possibly from firingfiring blemishes to the glaze