Lot 84. A small carved Ding ‘daylily’ dish, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127); 4 1/2 in. (11.5 cm.) diam. Estimate HK$60,000 – HK$80,000 ($7,772 - $10,362). Price realised HKD 250,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016

The dish has angled sides rising from a flat base to a slightly flaring rim. The interior is skillfully carved and combed to depict a single daylily sprig, adorned with sketchily carved leaves. It is covered overall in a pale ivory glaze, brocade box.

Provenance: A Japanese private collection, acquired in the 1990s

Literature: Kuro to Shiro ~Soji~, Tokyo, 2015, pl. 19

Christie's. THE PAVILION SALE - CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 5 April 2016, Hong Kong