Asian Art I - 21st May 2014
Lot 271
A pair of Chinese dingyao moulded dishes Song/Jin dynasty
Estimate £5,000 - £8,000 | Hammer £6500
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Description
A pair of Chinese dingyao moulded dishes Song/Jin dynasty, each carved with a continuous peony scroll, with prunus, vine leaves and ribbons, the well with two scaly fish amidst waves, all within a key fret band, 16.2cm. (2)
Provenance: the collection of Andrew Williams Esq., Oxfordshire.
Cf. R L Hobson, The Eumorfopoulos Collection, Pl.XXVI, no.C130, for a dish of a similar design.