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159 By the late Northern Song period, Dingyao craftsmen utilised moulds
A rare Dingyao ‘chrysanthemum-head’ moulded to neatly produce the vessel shapes while simultaneously impressing
dish the decoration. The use of such moulds achieved greater production
Northern Song/Jin Dynasty efficiency which allowed craftsmen to meet increasing market demand.
The shallow dish moulded with a foliate rim above radiating petals on
the sides, crisply decorated on the centre with a pair of cranes by a The moulds used were meticulously crafted and similar to those used
turtle amidst bamboo and rockwork, covered overall in an even pale to cast decoration on gold and silver works of art. Typically Dingyao
ivory glaze. moulded decoration included chrysanthemum-petal shapes, such
14.5cm diam. as seen on the present lot, flying birds like ducks, fowl and crane,
composite leafy floral motifs, dragons and fishes. The decoration with
HK$600,000 - 800,000 cranes is rare and particularly auspicious, with cranes being a symbol
US$77,000 - 100,000 of immortality due to the ancient Chinese belief that cranes live for a
thousand years.
北宋/金 定窯白釉印花龜鶴齊齡圖百褶盤
Several examples of Dingyao dishes with similar form and decoration
can be found in the National Palace Museum, Taipei: see Decorated
Porcelains of Dingzhou, White Ding wares from the Collection of the
National Palace Museum, Taipei, 2013, pp.201-202 and 204-209 nos.
II-136,II-137 and II-139 - II-144. A large Dingyao dish with a similar
rim with chrysanthemum-petal-shaped walls, but decorated with floral
motifs, in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, is illustrated by
Rose Kerr in Song Dynasty Ceramics, London, 2004, p.49, no.44.
Another larger Dingyao chrysanthemum dish, crisply moulded on the
interior with a pair of peacocks, was sold at Christie’s New York, 24
March 2004, lot 150.

折沿敞口淺盤，平底卧足。盤緣作四十九瓣花口，口緣立短唇，折緣

上印雙重花瓣紋，開光內印雙鶴及靈龜，三者互相交流，並以竹石紋

為背景，甚有畫意。通體施白釉，釉色米白，花口邊無釉，整體感覺

高雅。

此種折沿盤以十個褶曲為飾，故稱百褶盤。台北國立故宮博物院藏多

件定窯印花百褶盤，見蔡玫芬主編：《定州花瓷：院藏定系白瓷特

展》，台北，2013年，頁 201-202及204-209，圖版 II-136，II-137，
II-139至II-144。其造形與本拍品同近，器形較大，開光以人物花鳥為
飾。其他博物館之例子，可參考英國維多利亞及阿伯特博物館之藏

品，見Rose Kerr，《Song Dynasty Ceramics》，倫敦，2004年，頁
49，圖版44。及紐約佳士得，2004年3月24日，拍品編號150。

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