FOUR 'YUE' DISHES 9TH/10TH CENTURY

each dish covered in an olive-green glaze, comprising: a lobed dish moulded to the interior with two characters, probably a name; two dishes freely carved to the interior with stylised flowers; and a saucer dish incised with a leaf band at the broad rim

F. Low-Beer & Co., New York (carved floral dish)

Bo Gyllensvard, Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1964, pls 34, 36, 37 and 57

Floral cared dish: Has a restored rim chip 2cm long. Has slight pooled area of glaze to the rim 3cm long and crazing to the glaze to the exterior. Foliate dish: Has glaze degredation to the interior and exterior, glaze peeling, crazing and discolouration. Saucer dish: Good condition but has 3.5cm area to footrim that is chipped. Incised dish: Has hairline crack to rim 1.5cm to the interior and 3cm to exterior. Has crazing to the glaze in interior and exterior.
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