ID 718873
Lot 1072 | A CARVED DING 'LOTUS' BOWL
Estimate value
$ 50 000 – 70 000
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.
| Medium: | Ceramic |
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| Historical era: | Song dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Category: | Bowls |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Medium: | Ceramic |
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| Historical era: | Song dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Category: | Bowls |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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