A FINE MOLDED DINGYAO DISH

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A FINE MOLDED DINGYAO DISH
SONG DYNASTY

The flared, rounded sides rising to the metal-bound rim from a delicate foot ring, crisply molded on the interior with a sprig of chrysanthemum blossoms at the center, surrounded by a wide band of lotus blossoms enclosed within conjoined leafy tendrils below a narrow band of key fret, with the character li molded in thread relief just below the rim, all under a clear glaze of ivory tone pooling in areas on the reverse, original metal rim corroded--6 7/8in. (17.5cm.) diam., box

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See illustration and detail on back cover

Lot Essay

It is rare to find a chrysanthemum sprig as the central motif on a molded dingyao dish

Recent technical analysis of the metal rim on this bowl, conducted by The Harvard University Art Museum Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, has revealed that it is most probably original to the piece