A Small Carved 'Ding' Lotus Teabowl, Jin Dynasty - Sotheby's

the curved sides rising from a short foot to a metal-bound rim, freely carved to the interior with a single lotus spray, covered overall with an ivory-white glaze pooling in characteristic teardrops down the exterior; 9.3cm., 3 3/4 in. Estimation: 4,000 - 6,000 GBP

EXHIBITED: From the Tang to the Qing: Chinese Ceramics from circa 618-1850 A.D. from the Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Peter Thompson, Hull University, Hull, 1996, cat. no. 26.

Sotheby's. Chinese Ceramics from the Collection of Peter and Nancy Thompson. London | 07 nov. 2012 www.sothebys.com