北宋 定窰白釉印花纏枝菊花紋盌

rising from a short foot, the rounded bowl molded on the interior with a pair of fish in the central medallion amid rolling waves, surrounded by a pair of phoenix among scrolling chrysanthemum flower heads on the well, all below a key-fret border, covered in an even pale ivory glaze pooling in characteristic teardrops down the plain exterior, the rim bound in a metal mount

購於香港，1986年11月

The rim polished and bound with a white metal rim. with one approximately 1cm restored rim chip and two further possible small areas of restoration to the rim. The glaze is slightly discolored to a smoky-yellow tone and appears to have been polished or treated in another way. Areas of yellowish discoloration still visible to the sides of the interior, and speckled grayish discoloration visible to interior center. A 5mm firing imperfection to lower body of the exterior.
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