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A CARVED YAOZHOU ‘RHINOCEROS’ 北宋/金 耀州窯刻犀牛望月圖盤
DISH
來源
NORTHERN SONG-JIN DYNASTY (960-1234) 有明堂,香港, 2000年
The dish is carved to the interior with a diamond-shaped cartouche
enclosing a recumbent rhinoceros gazing up at a full moon,
encircled by scrolls beneath the well, covered inside and out with
a glossy olive-green glaze pooling at the recesses, the base and foot
unglazed.
7 ¿ in. (18 cm.) diam., box
HK$120,000-150,000US$16,000-19,000
PROVENANCE
My Gallery, Hong Kong, 2000
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