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Ding bowl with phoenixes amid camellia scrolls
Ding bowl with phoenixes amid camellia scrolls
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Ding bowl with phoenixes amid camellia scrolls, Jin dynasty (late 12th century)
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Ding bowl with phoenixes amid camellia scrolls
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BATEA : 94
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bowl
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ceramic; stoneware; whiteware; Ding; phoenix; Jin; bowl; floral; camellia; bird; phoenix; China; moulded; 12th century;
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A moulded Ding bowl of classic shape, its small central section decorated with a spiral six-petalled flower, the cavetto with two long, ribbon-tailed phoenixes amid camelia scrolls under a frieze of mono keyfret, fired on its unglazed rim, the exterior undecorated, the base and footrim glazed, the creamy white glaze with minute bubbles and, in places, characteristic teardrops.
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stoneware
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white
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creamy white glaze
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6.5cm
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22.6cm
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12th century
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Jin
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Ding
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Two moulds of this design are dated to 1184 and 1204, discussed in Wirgin's 'Sung Ceramic Designs'. Also compare an example of this pattern in the British Museum, pl.84b.
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