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六 6. Cream-glazed moulded dingyao conical bowl with gilt metal rim and small circular foot rim, crisply moulded with four
stylised flowerheads on a continuous scrolling branch with leaves and stems, encircling a flowerhead in the centre, all
定 beneath a key-fret border, the exterior with characteristic tear marks.
窯 15.5cm diameter.
印 Northern Song dynasty, 960-1234.
纏 • Formerly in the collection of James K. Wetherly, Colorado, USA.
枝 • Sold by Shimojo Art Co. Ltd., Tokyo, circa 1980.
花 • A similar dish with four blossoms is illustrated in Selection of Ding Ware, The Palace Museum’s Collection and
紋
盌 Archaeological Excavation, Beijing, 2012, pl. 68; another with three blossoms, is illustrated in White Porcelain of
Dingyao, Nezu Institute of Fine Arts, 1983, no. 137, p. 78; a further example was sold by Sotheby’s New York in their
宋 auction of Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 19-20th March 2013, no. 32, pp. 32/3; another example, in the
Qing Court Collection, is illustrated in Porcelain of the Song Dynasty (I), The Complete Collection of Treasures of the
Palace Museum, Beijing, no.54, p. 62.

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