A CARVED DING `LOTUS` BOWL

Lot 1072
25.03.2022 10:00UTC +00:00
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$ 50 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 718873
Lot 1072 | A CARVED DING 'LOTUS' BOWL
Estimate value
$ 50 000 – 70 000
A CARVED DING 'LOTUS' BOWL

NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1127)

The bowl has gently rounded sides rising from a low small ring foot. The interior is carved with a large lotus flower borne on a leafy stem encircled by a winding lotus stem issuing another blossom. The bowl is covered overall in a transparent ivory-tinged glaze pooling in the recesses.

8 1⁄2 in. (21.5 cm.) diam., cloth box







Provenance

Christie's New York, 5 June 1986, lot 184.
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
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