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Two carved 'lotus' Ding washers, Song dynasty (960-1279)
Lot 3223. Two carved 'lotus' Ding washers, Song dynasty (960-1279). The larger, 4 5/8 in. (11.8 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 300,000 - HKD 400,000. Price realised HKD 625,000. © Christie’s Image Ltd 2014.
Each dish is delicately potted with curved walls and is deftly carved to the interior with a large lotus sprig. Each dish is covered overall in an ivory-white glaze. The rims are bound with a thin metal band, box.
Provenance: Hirano Kotoken, Tokyo.
Note: It was a common practice of the potters at the Ding kilns in Hebei province to fire their bowls and dishes upside down in order to prevent warping of the thin walls. This method necessitated that the rims be wiped clean of glaze to avoid adhesion to the kiln structure.
Compare the pair of Ding foliate dishes of similar shape, but of smaller size, and another single example also of slightly larger size, from the Falk Collection, sold in Christie's New York, 16 October 2001, lots 50 and 51.
Christie’s. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 26 November 2014
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