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THE PROPERTY OF A DISTINGUISHED LADY
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AN EXTREMELY RARE AND FINE LARGE
DING ‘LOTUS’ BOWL
LATE NORTHERN SONG-EARLY JIN DYNASTY, 11TH-12TH CENTURY
The large bowl is superbly potted with straight upright sides rising
from a short foot and flaring slightly at the rim. The interior is
incised with a continuous lotus scroll comprising two large fully-
opened blooms, another bloom turning into a pod in the centre,
two large leaves and two leaves of arrowhead. The exterior is
carved with four rows of lotus petals, each petal with a raised
central ridge. The bowl is covered inside and out with a lustrous,
ivory-toned glaze with the exception of the mouth rim, which is
bound in copper.
12 ¡ in. (31.5 cm.) diam.
HK$6,000,000-8,000,000 US$780,000-1,000,000

fig. 3
PROVENANCE
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From the collection of William Cleverley Alexander (1840-1916),
and later the Misses Alexander
Sold at Sotheby’s London, 6 May 1931, lot 48 (for £150)
Bought through Bluett & Sons, London (for £175)
EXHIBITED
Manchester City Art Gallery, 1913, no. 774 (fig. 3)

LITERATURE
R.L. Hobson and A.L. Hetherington, The Art of the Chinese Potter,
London, 1923, pl. XLIV (fig. 4)

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