NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (960-1127)

The present ewer with a dragon head-shaped spout and melon-form body is a fine example of Ding porcelains and appears to be unique. A Ding ewer of very similar form and decorative technique, but with a more globular body and flared neck is in the National Palace Museum, Taipei and illustrated in Decorated Porcelains of Dingzhou, White Ding wares from the collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei, 2014, p. 44, nos. II-1. (fig. 1)