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9/2/2020 Important Chinese Art | Sotheby's
Impo rtant Chinese Art
New York |23 Sep 2020 | 09:00 AM EDT
Lot 697
A WHITE - GLAZED MOLDED 'DUCK' SQUARE DISH, LIAO DYNASTY
Estimate: 8,000 - 12,000 USD
A WHITE-GLAZED MOLDED 'DUCK' SQUARE DISH
LIAO DYNASTY
遼 白釉印瑞鴨牡丹紋花口方盤
the angular sides flaring from a flat square base and sweeping to an undulating lobed rim, the center crisply molded with a duck
with wings spread beneath two lush peony blossoms, enclosed within a border of small raised bosses, the sides each impressed
with a unique leafy peony spray, all under a warm creamy glaze, the base unglazed to expose the white body
Length 4½ in., 11.5 cm
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