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A LARGE DING CARVED ‘FISH’ BOWL
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (960-1127)
The bowl is fluidly carved to the interior with a single fish in a pond amidst lotus flowers,
leaves and weed, the exterior carved with two rows of overlapping lotus petals, covered
overall with an ivory-toned glaze. The mouth is bound with metal.
12¬ in. (32 cm.) diam., box
HK$300,000-500,000 US$39,000-65,000
Ding bowls of this large size and form are very rare, and the present bowl appears to be
one of the largest of this type to be offered at auction. Three other known Ding bowls of
almost the same size and decorative design on the interior and exterior are known. The
first is illustrated by R. L. Hobson in The Eumorfopoulos Collection, vol. II, 1926, pl. XXVII,
no. C 133, 31.5 cm. diam.. The second is illustrated in Oriental Ceramics, The World's
Great Collections, Vol. 5, The British Museum, Kodansha Series, 1981, no. 56, catalogued
as 16.7 cm. high. The third was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 31 October 1995, lot 343,
measuring 33 cm. diam.
北宋 定窯刻荷塘魚藻紋大盌
大型的定窯盌極為罕見，此器為迄今拍賣市場中出現過尺寸最大的一件之一。此尺寸
及紋飾的定窯盌僅知另外三例：一件為歐默福普洛斯舊藏，直徑為31.5公分，著錄於
霍布森著《The Eumorfopoulos Collection》第二冊，1926年，圖版27，編號C.133；一
藏大英博物館，載於《Oriental Ceramics - The World'sGreat Collections》第五冊，講
談社，1981年，圖版56號，高16.7公分；另一件於1995年10月31日香港蘇富比拍賣，
拍品343號，直徑為33公分。
(side view 側面)
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