A plain Ding-type white dish – Jin Dynasty - SOLD
The thin, high-fired body is rounded with a flattened rim rising from straight foot. It is covered overall with an ivory-white glaze, forming tear drops on the outside body. The foot and part of the underside is unglazed. It has been fired on tiny spurs, remains of which can be seen on the inside.
This dish was likely made at the Jiexiu or Houzhou kilns in Shanxi Province. Both kilns were renowned for producing fine quality white wares inspired by the celebrated Ding wares of the Northern Song dynasty (960-1127). Jiexiu kilns site is located at Hongshan Town in Jiexiu County in central Shanxi. They started to produce white porcelain in Northern Song dynasty. Houzhou kilns were located near the town of Chencun in southeastern part of the province, and started production in Jin dynasty. Both kilns produced high quality white wares, often small and thinly made. Common shapes include the waisted dish, stem-cup with ribbed foot, and dish with flattened rim.
Period: Jin Dynasty (1115-1234)
Size: Diameter 12.2 cm, height 2.7 cm
Condition: Wear consistent with age, scratches, minute chips to the rim, the foot with a chip, small defects/glaze cracks to the rim, no cracks or repairs
Provenance: From a Swedish collection
SKU: 221
References: See similar shaped dishes with same type of spurmarks from Jiexiu kiln, but with decoration in Jin Shines and Jin Memory -The Glory of Sanjin Kiln Flame, Yan, Yan, Jiexiu Municipal Bureau of Cultural Relics, and Shenzhen Wangye Museum, 2013, plates 37, 38, 83 dated to Jin/Yuan dynasty.
More info: Northern White Ware
