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A RARE DINGYAO MOULDED ‘PHOENIX AND 金 定窰印花穿花鳳凰雙魚紋盤
FISH’ DISH
JIN DYNASTY 來源：
家適公司，香港，1990年以前
with shallow sides resting on a short foot, crisply moulded to
the cavetto with a keyfret band below the rim enclosing a frieze
depicting a pair of phoenix soaring with outstretched wings,
interrupted with stylised scrolls bearing large floral blooms and
foliage, encircling the central medallion enclosing two fish and
tempestuous waters, covered overall save for the unglazed rim
in a translucent silky ivory-coloured glaze
17.2 cm, 6¾ in.

PROVENANCE
Galaxie Company, Hong Kong, prior to 1990.

HK$ 200,000-300,000
US$ 25,800-38,700

Another Jin dynasty Dingyao dish of larger size in the National
Palace Museum, Taipei, moulded at the centre with a similarly
composed design of a phoenix, was included in the Museum’s
exhibition Decorated Porcelains of Dingzhou. White Ding Wares
from the Collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei,
2014, cat. no. II-133.

Production of Ding ware consisted mostly of small utilitarian
wares such as dishes and bowls initially left undecorated
or hand carved in the 10th to 12th centuries. From the late
Northern Song period, craftsmen moved away from incised
decoration to using mushroom-shaped moulds which were
similar to those used for casting gold and silver vessels. The
clay was pressed onto the relief-decorated mould before
the edges were trimmed down, to ensure the piece retained
the form as well as the thinness and lightness of precious
materials. This technique allowed for the manufacture of a
large number of vessels, thereby satisfying the demand of the
market.

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