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Lot Essay
The copper mount concealing the unglazed rim, which is evidence that the dish was fired on its mouth rim as was often the case for Ding ware dishes of this type, shows remarkable confidence on the part of the potter that the dish would not warp in the firing.
Compare with four closely related examples: the first previously in the collection of Edward T. Chow, illustrated in Sung Ceramic Designs, no. 42, Stockholm, 1970, pl. 97b; the second from the Art Institute of Chicago; the third, in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Oriental Ceramics, The World's Great Collections, vol. 10, Tokyo, 1980, no. 17; and the last, in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, illustrated in Orientations, June 2000, p. 78, fig. 9.
Also compare the example from a private collection in Hawaii, sold in our New York Rooms, 20 March 1997, lot 152.
Compare with four closely related examples: the first previously in the collection of Edward T. Chow, illustrated in Sung Ceramic Designs, no. 42, Stockholm, 1970, pl. 97b; the second from the Art Institute of Chicago; the third, in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Oriental Ceramics, The World's Great Collections, vol. 10, Tokyo, 1980, no. 17; and the last, in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, illustrated in Orientations, June 2000, p. 78, fig. 9.
Also compare the example from a private collection in Hawaii, sold in our New York Rooms, 20 March 1997, lot 152.