Description: Chinese Dingyao Carved Lotus Dish
Northern Song Dynasty
The shallow flared sides rising from a flat base to a lobed rim, the interior crisply carved with the delicate lines of a large lotus flower borne on a leafy stem issuing from below a large furled leaf, covered overall in creamy ivory toned glaze, the rim left unglazed.
Diameter 8 3/4 inches.
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