Lot 431. A white-glazed foliate-rimmed dish, Tang-Five Dynasties. Estimate 200 — 300 GBP. Lot Sold 1,625 GBP. Photo courtesy Sotheby's 2008

the deep rounded sides rising from a short spreading foot to an everted foliate rim, covered overall in a white glaze, 16.8cm., 6 5/8 in; together with a white glazed bowl, Tang Dynasty. Quantity: 2.

Exhibited: Mostra D'Arte Cinese, Palazzo Ducale, Venice, 1954, cat. no. 365.

Oriental Ceramic Society, London, 1955, cat. no. 219.

Literature: Bo Gyllensvard, Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1964, pls 341 and 330. 

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. 05 Nov 08. London