Lot Essay
A comparable example is illustrated in Gems of Chinese Art: Selections of Ceramics and Bronzes from the Tsui Art Foundation, Singapore, 1992, no. 63
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A CARVED YINGQING SHALLOW BOWL
SONG DYNASTY
Of mallow blossom form, the shallow sides flaring outward and then upward from the small ring foot to a petal-shaped rim divided by six notches, the interior carved with three ribbon-tied lotus sprays below a single incised line, all beneath a transparent glaze of pale aquamarine tone
7 1/8in. (18cm.) diam., box
SONG DYNASTY
Of mallow blossom form, the shallow sides flaring outward and then upward from the small ring foot to a petal-shaped rim divided by six notches, the interior carved with three ribbon-tied lotus sprays below a single incised line, all beneath a transparent glaze of pale aquamarine tone
7 1/8in. (18cm.) diam., box