Lot 108. A pair of small Qingbai-glazed lobed dishes, Northern Song Dynasty, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127); Each 10.1cm diam. (3). Sold for HK$61,440 (Est: $50 000 HKD - $70 000 HKD) © Bonhams 2001-2023

Each dish elegantly potted with shallow, rounded sides divided into six lobes on the interior by raised ribs and notches on the everted rim, covered inside and out with a glaze of lustrous pale aqua tone, the flat hollowed bases unglazed exposing fine white body, box. 

Provenance: Acquired in the 1980s.

Note: Porcelain dishes of this type are commonly associated with the Hutian kilns at Jingdezhen. The qingbai effect is believed to be an imitation of jade. The lobed form is inspired by metal and lacquer wares of the Tang and Song dynasties. Compare a six-petal dish, made in the Hutian kiln, previously in the Qing Court collection and now in the Palace Museum, Beijing, see Li Huibing ed., Liang Song Ci Qi, vol. II – Gugong bowuyuan cang wenwu zhenpin quanji, Hong Kong, p. 179, no. 163.

Bonhams. SUBTLE BEAUTY THE AESTHETICS OF SONG DYNASTY, 29 November 2023, Hong Kong, Admiralty