Lot 1028. A very rare Xing oval quatrilobed dish, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907); 6 in. (15.2 cm.) long, cloth box. Estimate USD 7,000 – USD 9,000. Price realised USD 50,400. © Christie's 2022

The oval dish raised on a slightly splayed foot is potted with rounded, lobed sides and decorated in the center of the interior with a fish in relief. The dish is covered with a creamy white glaze. 

Provenance: The J. M. Hu (1911-1995), Zande Lou Collection.

Literature: Helen D. Ling and Edward T. Chow, Collection of Chinese Ceramics from the Pavilion of Ephemeral Attainment, vol. I, Hong Kong, 1950, no. 5.

Note: A Tang dynasty dish of similar shape and molded with a fish in the interior, from Shushan, Wuwei county, is illustrated in Complete Collection of Ceramics Art Unearthed in China – 8 – Anhui, Beijing, 2008, no. 75, where it is identified as Xing ware.

Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York, 25 march 2022