J.J. Lally & Co., Oriental Art / New York City, New York

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A MOULDED DINGYAO WHITE PORCELAIN FOLIATE DISH

Song Dynasty, A.D. 12th Century

finely decorated in high relief with a central medallion of a butterfly and flowering gourd vine with five-petal flowers interspersed with curling tendrils and feathery three-pointed leaves, encircled by a broad frieze of highly stylized foliated scroll incorporating lotus, peony and chrysanthemum flowers on leafy stems, edged with a keyfret border below the lip, the fine white porcelaneous body covered with an ivory-colored glaze continuing over the shallow ring foot and pooling in some areas to show the characteristic ‘tear-marks’ effect, the rim divided into six shallow lobes and mounted with a narrow copper band.

Diameter 7 ³⁄₄ inches (19.7 cm)

宋   定窯印團花紋碗  徑 19.7 厘米