Lot 3111. A rare Ding chrysanthemum-shaped washer, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127). Estimate HK$2,400,000 – HK$4,000,000 (US$310,409 - $517,348). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016.

The washer is elegantly potted with fluted walls rising from the flat base to twelve petal lobes, covered overall with a thin lustrous glaze of pale ivory tone with the exception of the tip of each lobe, thinning slightly around the rim of the base. 6 1/4 in. (15.8 cm.) diam., box

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

Literature: Kuro to Shiro -Soji-, Tokyo, 2015, pl. 22

Notes:: During the Song dynasty vessels made in chrysanthemum form became popular in a number of media, including silver, lacquer, and fine ceramics. A small number of Song dynasty chrysanthemum-form dishes are preserved, such as the Southern Song Guan dish from the Xiunesi kiln in the collection of National Palace Museum, Taipei. Although this cited example is potted with a short ring foot and fired on spurs, it shares the same number of lobes and is formed in a very similar proportion to the current dish, see Catalogue of the Special Exhibition of Sun Dynasty Kuan Ware, Taipei, 1989, no. 93

Christie's. CLASSICAL CHINESE ART FROM THE SUI TO THE SONG DYNASTIES, 1 June 2016, Convention Hall