A Dingyao Carved Bowl

NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY, 11TH-12TH CENTURY

细节

A Dingyao Carved Bowl
Northern Song dynasty, 11th-12th century
The deep, well-potted sides flaring towards the metal-bound rim and fluently carved with two graceful lotus sprays, covered inside and out with a glaze of ivory tone gathering in olive-toned tears on the exterior, the inside of the foot and base also glazed
6 11/16in. (17cm.) diam., box
Falk Collection no. 138.

来源

C.T. Loo, New York, 1955.

展览

Neolithic to Ming, Chinese Objects - The Myron S. Falk Collection, Northampton, Massachusetts, Smith College Museum of Art, 1957, no. 25.

拍品专文

It was a common practice of the potters at the Ding kilns in Hebei province to fire their bowls and dishes upside down in order to prevent warping of the thin walls. This method necessitated that the rims be wiped clean of glaze to avoid adhesion to the kiln structure. After firing, the unglazed rims were then banded with gold, silver or copper. Not only did these bands conceal the unglazed rims, they also aided in the prevention of chipping of these expensive and luxurious wares.

A Dingyao bowl of slightly different form, but similarly carved with lotus sprays on the exterior and with a banded rim, is illustrated by M. Tregear, Song Ceramics, New York, 1982, p. 57, no. 35. Compare, also, the similar bowl with banded rim illustrated in Zhongguo taoci daxi, Song Yuan taoci daquan, Taipei, 1988, p. 145.