宋 青白釉鴛鴦戲荷紋盌

the rounded sides rising from a spreading foot to a flared rim, carved to the interior with a duck on a lotus pond, the exterior carved with lotus petals, covered overall in a vitreous pale blue glaze, the rim dressed in an iron-brown glaze

The bowl is in overall good condition, with expected impurities in the glaze, particularly to the interior and light wear along the rim. There are a few burst bubbles on the rim as well as scattered iron spots.
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