A Ding white-glazed cupstand – Five Dynasties – Northern Song Dynasty
The stand has the form of a dish-shaped tray on a straight foot. The rim is decorated with four ridges, and the stepped interior rises to a low secondary rim. It is covered overall in a white glaze with pale greenish tinge.
Period: Five Dynasties – Northern Song Dynasty (10th Century)
Size: Diameter 14.6 cm, height 3.4 cm
Condition: The rim with a restored chip approx. 1 x 0.5 cm and two associated hairlines (see photos), minor firing flaws. No further cracks or repairs were detected under UV-light.
Provenance: From a private French collection
SKU: 282
References: See Chinese Ding Ware, Chen Wenzeng, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Fine Arts Publishing House, 2014., Figure 11-23 (for shape and design), Figure 11-33 (shards).
See also related cupstand from the Kai-Yin Lo Collection, illustrated in Bright as Silver White as Snow – Chinese White Ceramics from Late Tang to Yuan Dynasty, Regina Krahl et al., Art Media Resources Ltd, 1998, Plate 3.
See also similar cupstand exhibited by Mayuyama & Co in October 2018. It is illustrated in An Exhibition of Song Ceramics 2018 at Mayuyama’s website (No 89).
A very similar cupstand was sold at Sotheby’s, Hongkong in May 2025
More info: Northern White Wares
