南宋 青白釉刻蓮紋花口盤

the rounded sides rising from a tapered foot to a gently everted rim cut with notches to create six lobes, carved to the interior with three sprays of lotus, covered overall in a vitreous pale blue glaze

The rim with an approximately 2.1 cm., long hairline crack and a small chip. There are several chips to the foot rim, as well as scratches to the interior and exterior of the bowl.
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