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A FINELY CARVED 'DING' DISH SONG DYNASTY
Estimate
120,000 - 150,000 USD
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Description
- ceramic
with shallow rounded sides, the interior freely carved with meandering lotus blossoms, all under a transparent ivory-tinted glaze pooling in the recesses, the rim unglazed, Japanese wood box (8)
Provenance
Mayuyama & Co., Ltd., Tokyo, acquired between 1960-1969.
Exhibited
Soji meihin ten, Japan Ceramic Society, Tokyo, 1962, cat. no. 10.
Condition
There is an iron spot and glazed over kiln grit to the interior, and scattered minor chips to the rim. There are two small chips to the foot and kiln adhesion to the interior of the foot. The rim is warped. The color of the dish is more creamy than depicted in the catalogue.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
This attractive dish embodies a wide range of contrasting Chinese art traditions in its form and decoration. The angular shape of this dish has been inspired by silverware and was achieved by throwing the basic form on a wheel drying it to a leather-like hardness and then pressing it over a mold. In its design, the swiftly and lightly carved decoration resembles quick paintings in brush and ink while the use of single and double lines adds a three-dimensionality to the design.
A closely related dish in the Palace Museum, Beijing, is illustrated in Selection of Ding Ware. The Palace Museum’s Collection and Archaeological Excavation, Beijing, 2012, pl. 60; another in the Meiyintang collection is published in Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, vol. 1, London, 1994, pl. 362; a third from the Sir Percival David collection, and now in the British Museum, London, illustrated in Margaret Medley, Illustrated Catalogue of Ting and Allied Wares, London, 1980, pl. V:39; and a pair of dishes of slightly smaller dimensions, from the Edward T. Chow collection was sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 16th December 1980, lots 250 and 251, and sold again at Christie’s Hong Kong, 29th April 2002, lot 603, and 1st November 2004, lot 805 respectively. Compare also bowls of this type, but with subtly lobed rims, such as one in the Palace Museum, Beijing, included in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum. Porcelain of the Song Dynasty (I), Hong Kong, 1996, pl. 73; another was included in the exhibition Sung Dynasty Porcelain in the National Palace Museum. Ting Ware and Ting-type Ware, National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1973, cat. no. 41; and a third example from the Eugene Bernat collection was sold in these rooms, 7th November 1980, lot 112.
Ding dishes of this form are known with various decorations, for example see one carved with a pair of ducks amongst water plants, from the Carl Kempe collection, sold in our London rooms, 14th May 2008, lot 255.
A closely related dish in the Palace Museum, Beijing, is illustrated in Selection of Ding Ware. The Palace Museum’s Collection and Archaeological Excavation, Beijing, 2012, pl. 60; another in the Meiyintang collection is published in Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, vol. 1, London, 1994, pl. 362; a third from the Sir Percival David collection, and now in the British Museum, London, illustrated in Margaret Medley, Illustrated Catalogue of Ting and Allied Wares, London, 1980, pl. V:39; and a pair of dishes of slightly smaller dimensions, from the Edward T. Chow collection was sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 16th December 1980, lots 250 and 251, and sold again at Christie’s Hong Kong, 29th April 2002, lot 603, and 1st November 2004, lot 805 respectively. Compare also bowls of this type, but with subtly lobed rims, such as one in the Palace Museum, Beijing, included in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum. Porcelain of the Song Dynasty (I), Hong Kong, 1996, pl. 73; another was included in the exhibition Sung Dynasty Porcelain in the National Palace Museum. Ting Ware and Ting-type Ware, National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1973, cat. no. 41; and a third example from the Eugene Bernat collection was sold in these rooms, 7th November 1980, lot 112.
Ding dishes of this form are known with various decorations, for example see one carved with a pair of ducks amongst water plants, from the Carl Kempe collection, sold in our London rooms, 14th May 2008, lot 255.