Song Dynasty (A.D. 960–1279)
of shallow circular form, decorated with two exotic blooms and stylized foliage symmetrically arranged in the central medallion defined by a deeply impressed line border, the shallow rounded sides moulded in relief with a continuous frieze of scrolling stems bearing peony blossoms and other flowerheads amidst feathery leaves, the underside plain and resting on square-cut ring foot, covered inside and out with a transparent glaze of pale yellowish tone, the upturned rim left unglazed exposing the fine white porcelain.
Diameter 63⁄8 inches (16.2 cm)
The Art of Southern Sung China, Asia House, New York, 1962
Cahill, The Art of Southern Sung China, New York, 1962, pp. 84–85, no. 47
宋 定窰白瓷印花盤 徑 16.2 厘米