A WHITE-GLAZED MOLDED 'DUCK' SQUARE DISH, LIAO DYNASTY

A WHITE-GLAZED MOLDED 'DUCK' SQUARE DISH

LIAO DYNASTY

遼 白釉印瑞鴨牡丹紋花口方盤

the angular sides flaring from a flat square base and sweeping to an undulating lobed rim, the center crisply molded with a duck with wings spread beneath two lush peony blossoms, enclosed within a border of small raised bosses, the sides each impressed with a unique leafy peony spray, all under a warm creamy glaze, the base unglazed to expose the white body

Length 4½ in., 11.5 cm