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AN UNUSUAL SGRAFFIATO CIZHOU SHALLOW DISH

JIN DYNASTY (1115-1234)
The heavily-potted dish has slightly rounded sides that rise to a fattened everted rim, and is carved in the
interior with a single peony spray.
9 in. (23 cm.) diam., Japanese double wood box
$6,000-8,000
It is very rare to fnd a Cizhou dish of this particular form, with fattened rim and a low ridge running around
the edge, which takes its inspiration from contemporaneous silver dishes, such as the Song examples
engraved with dragons sold at Christie’s New York, 20 September 2002, lot 239. Ceramic dishes of this
form with carved foral decoration are more commonly associated with Ding wares, such as the Ding dish
in the Tokyo National Museum included in the Special Exhibition: Charm of Black & White Ware; Transition
of Cizhou Type Wares, Osaka, 2002, p. 143, no. 9.
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