A small Yaozhou celadon moulded dish – Song Dynasty
The dish has gently curved lobed sides rising from a flat base to an everted rim. It is moulded to the interior with a peony medallion and encircled in each of the six lobes with a similar peony spray. It is covered overall with an even olive glaze.
Period: Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127)
Size: Diameter 9.2 cm, height 2 cm
Condition: Light wear, a repaired chip to the rim with a related hairline crack, approximately 3 cm long.
Provenance: From a Swedish private collection
SKU: 119
References: Similar dishes were found during the excavations of the Yaozhou kiln. A number of different designs were found, with both moulded and carved flower patterns. They are illustrated in The Yaozhou kiln site of the Song period, The Institute of Archaeology, Shaanxi Province and Yaozhou kilns Museum, Beijing 1998, page 234.
There is a related dish, with a carved flower pattern, in the Art Institute of Chicago. It is illustrated in Yaozhou wares from Museums and Art Institutes around the world – Including Yaozhou tribute wares, Rose Kerr, 2021, plate 342.
