Lot Essay
Compare a similarly carved bowl, included in the Catalogue of the Special Exhibition of Ting White Ware Porcelain, National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1987, no. 74
SONG WARES
PROPERTY FROM THE SCHEINMAN COLLECTION
A CARVED DINGYAO BOWL
Details
A CARVED DINGYAO BOWL
SONG DYNASTY
With deep, flaring sides rising to a metal-bound rim, freely carved in the interior with lotus sprays, the exterior plain, all under a creamy glaze of ivory tone with pale olive pooling, the glaze with white speckling possibly due to exposure to sea water (foot chips)
7 1/2in. (19cm.) diam.
SONG DYNASTY
With deep, flaring sides rising to a metal-bound rim, freely carved in the interior with lotus sprays, the exterior plain, all under a creamy glaze of ivory tone with pale olive pooling, the glaze with white speckling possibly due to exposure to sea water (foot chips)
7 1/2in. (19cm.) diam.