Lot 959
  • 959

A SMALL 'DING' INCISED 'TWIN FISH' DISH SONG DYNASTY

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description

  • ceramic
the rounded sides rising to a gently everted rim, the interior carved with a pair of carp swimming through combed and incised water

Provenance

Collection of Edith St. George Huntington Wilson (b. 1866), Spencerport, Monroe, New York.
The Trammell and Margaret Crow Collection.

Exhibited

The Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, Alabama from the 1980s to 2014 (on loan).

Condition

The rim is unevenly potted and slightly warped. There is a small glazed over indentation to the rim. The dish has expected wear to the surface and is in overall good condition.
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