A 'Ding' lobed dish, Northern Song dynasty. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 USD. Photo Sotheby's.

the wide sides rising from a short foot to a six-lobed rim, the cavetto applied with six vertical ribs radiating from the central medallion enclosing a lotus flower and leaf issuing from a stem, glazed allover in an ivory glaze with characteristic pooling to the exterior, the footrim unglazed revealing the white body - Diameter 8 in., 20.3 cm

Property from the Bai Ma Xuan Collection

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Works of Art New York, 17 mars 2015, 02:00 PM