Lot 571. A fine pair of small carved 'Ding' dishes, Song dynasty (960-1279); diameter 4 5/8 in., 11.8 cm. Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 USD. Lot sold 43,750 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's.

each delicately potted of shallow form with angled sides ending in a metal-bound rim and a flat base, freely carved with lotus sprays and covered in a lustrous milky-white glaze (2).

Provenance:Christie's London, 9th December 1991, lot 135.

Sotheby's. Harmony of Form, Serenity of Color: A Private Collection of 'Song' Ceramics, New York, 23 march 2011