Fine Art

Ding Ware Dish with Lotus

Period

Northern Song dynasty, 11th–12th century

Origin

Quyang, Hebei

Dimensions

Diameter 18 cm

Ivory-white Ding porcelain, the well carved with a lotus, the rim bound in copper in the usual way (Ding bowls were fired upside-down, leaving the mouth unglazed). A classic northern white ware, now sold.