Lot 212

CHINESE FINELY CARVED DING-WARE 'LOTUS' LOBED DISH
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY





Auction: 15 May 2026 from 10:00 BST
Description
北宋 定窯劃花紋折沿花口盤
the angled sides rising from a broad base, supported on a short foot ring, the lobed mouth rim characteristically unglazed, the interior finely incised and combed with a lotus flowering from long stems, covered in a warm ivory glaze with areas of pooling to the base
Dimensions
18.6cm diameter
Provenance
C. C. Teng & Co. (with label)
Christie's London, 7 Nov 2006, lot 146 (with label)
C. C. Teng & Co.(附標籤)
Footnote
Ding wares, produced in Quyang, Hebei province, rank among the Five Great Wares of the Song dynasty (960–1279) and represent one of the most celebrated ceramic traditions. This finely carved dish with a lotus motif exemplifies the restrained elegance and refined craftsmanship for which Ding wares is renowned. Compare two similar ‘lotus’ lobed dishes of similar size: one sold at Sotheby's London, 5 November 2025, lot 69; the other sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 4th Oct 2016, lot 101.
定窯瓷器產自河北曲陽,位列宋代五大名窯之一,亦是該時期最負盛名的陶瓷傳統之一。此件雕刻精美的蓮花紋盤,體現了定窯聞名於世的含蓄雅致與精湛工藝。比較兩件尺寸相近之蓮花花口盤:一件售於倫敦蘇富比,2025年11月5日,拍品69;另一件售於香港佳士得,2016年10月4日,拍品101。




