A 'QINGBAI' CHRYSANTHEMUM DISH SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY

the delicately potted lobed sides rising from a flat base to a broad foliate rim, covered overall in an ice-blue glaze draining to white at the rim and mould lines, 10.5cm., 4 1/8 in; together with two similarly glazed and lobed dishes, and a fluted bowl    

Bo Gyllensvard, Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1964, pls 518 (chrysanthemum dish), 545 (lobed bowl) and 546 (lobed dish).

left on catalogue image: Minor fritting and wear to the raised areas of the rim and interior. A ring of surface abrasion on the interior well. Small glaze pull and tiny kiln grit on interior well. Otherwise good condition. center-left on catalogue image: Minor fritting and wear to the raised areas of the rim and interior. A ring of surface abrasion on the interior well. Two areas of kiln grit on interior well. One-third of foot circumference is chipped. Color is more blue than catalogue image suggests. center-right on catalogue image: Good condition with the glaze degrading to a goldish-silvery iridescence. Nibbles along the rim and minor pinpricks throughout. right on catalogue image: A 6 mm chip to the rim with an associated hairline crack 1.5 cm, next to another hairline crack on the rim 2 cm. One 3 mm burst air bubble on the exterior. Minor iron spots scattered.
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