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NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (960-1127)
Details
A DING CARVED 'LOTUS’ BOWL
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (960-1127)
The bowl has a slightly everted rim and is carved to the interior with lotus blossoms and leaves borne on meandering stems, covered inside and out with a lustrous glaze of dark ivory tone. The mouth is bound with a metal rim, and the base is later inscribed with a character reading dian, 'palace’.
8 5/16 in. (21.1 cm.) diam., Japanese lacquered wood box
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (960-1127)
The bowl has a slightly everted rim and is carved to the interior with lotus blossoms and leaves borne on meandering stems, covered inside and out with a lustrous glaze of dark ivory tone. The mouth is bound with a metal rim, and the base is later inscribed with a character reading dian, 'palace’.
8 5/16 in. (21.1 cm.) diam., Japanese lacquered wood box
Provenance
A Japanese private collection, acquired before 1980
Brought to you by
Marco Almeida (安偉達)
SVP, Senior International Specialist, Head of Department & Head of Private Sales