Lot 355. A carved Dingyao 'Lotus' dish, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127); 19.5 cm, 7 3/4 in. Estimate 100,000 — 150,000 HKD. Lot sold 125,000 HKD (14,244 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's.
the curved sides rising from an angled base and short foot to a flaring lobed rim, finely and freely carved to the interior with a leafy lotus spray and covered overall in an ivory-white glaze gathering in characteristic teardrops down the exterior.
Provenance: Sotheby's London, 11th May 2016, lot 227.
Sotheby's. CHINA / 5000 YEARS, Hong Kong, 05 June 2020