A Qingbai washer with moulded decoration – Southern Song Dynasty
This washer is thinly potted with flaring sides and a flat base. The interior is moulded with flower sprays in the center, and a scale pattern under a key fret border on the sides. It is covered all over in a bluish-white glaze except for the rim, which supported the vessel during firing. This dish was likely produced in Jiangxi, possibly in a Jingdezhen kiln.
Period: Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279)
Size: Diameter 14.3 cm, height 2.8 cm
Condition: Good condition, wear and minor chips to the rim, hairline crack (see picture 10,11), no repairs. Glaze slightly degraded, probably from burial.
Provenance: From a private British collection
SKU: 92
References: Two related dishes were found in Nanchang city and dated to 1194. They are illustrated in Dated Qingbai Wares of the Song and Yuan Dynasties, Ching Leng Foundation, 1998, Plate 60.
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