Lot 3114. A rare Ding moulded 'chilong' dish , Jin dynasty (1115-1234). Estimate HK$260,000 – HK$400,000 (US$33,628 - $51,735). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016.

The dish is potted with gently rounded sides rising from a countersunk base, crisply moulded with a coiled chilongamidst leafy pomegranate scrolls, the well with a band of cloud scrolls below a keyfret band, covered with a clear ivory-toned glaze. The mouth is mounted with a metal ring. 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm.) diam., box

Notes: A Ding dish with identical moulded design is in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated in Decorated Porcelains of Dingzhou: White Ding Wares from the collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei, 2014, cover and pp. 172-173, no. II-112. The author notes that this design is very similar to a dish mould dated to the 24th year of Dading (1184), found in Beizhen, Quyang city, see ibid, p. 173.

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