A YAOZHOU CARVED ‘DUCK’ DISH
A YAOZHOU CARVED ‘DUCK’ DISH

NORTHERN SONG-JIN DYNASTY (960-1234)

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A YAOZHOU CARVED ‘DUCK’ DISH

NORTHERN SONG-JIN DYNASTY (960-1234)
The dish is carved to the centre of the interior with a duck swimming amid waves, encircled by an incised line and surrounded by a band of crested waves on the cavetto. The exterior is divided into six shallow lobes by vertical incised lines. The dish is covered with a translucent glaze of olive-green tone with the exception of the foot ring.
6 ¾ in. (17 cm.) diam, box
Provenance
W. W. Winkworth (1897-1991), London
T.Y. Chao (1912-1999), Hong Kong
The T. Y. Chao Private and Family Trust Collections of Important Chinese Ceramics and Jade Carvings, sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 18 November 1986, lot 10
Exhibited
Palazzo Ducale, Venice, Arte Cinese, 1954, Catalogue, no. 409

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