A Ding carved lotus dish – Northern Song / Jin Dynasty
The shallow rounded sides rising from a short tapering foot to a flared rim, freely carved to the interior with a large blossoming lotus and leaf in a pond within an incised medallion. It is covered overall in an ivory-white glaze pooling in tear-drops to the exterior. The mouth rim is left unglazed revealing the fine porcelain body. This dish comes with a custom fit box.
Period: Northern Song / Jin dynasty (12th-13th Century)
Size: Diameter 18 cm, height 3.7 cm
Condition: Very good condition, minor manufacturing imperfections and typical irregularities to the footring, no cracks or repairs found under UV-light.
Provenance: Private Taiwanese collection
SKU: 264
References: A related dish, attributed to the Ding kilns, was excavated at the Tuchengzi city site in Inner Mongolia, and it’s illustrated in Complete Collection of Ceramic Art unearthed in China – Inner Mongolia, Zhang Bai, Science Press, Bejing, 2008, Plate 119 (last photo).
Several related dishes have been sold by Sothebys in New York, one in September 2022, one in September 2017, and one in March 2017
More info: Northern White Ware
