Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127)Porcelain with an ivory-white glazePotted with deep, rounded sides and raised on a small, circular foot Carved on the interior with an elegant lotus sprayThe rim is bound with a metal band 注意: Provenance:Inportant private collectionChristie’s, London, 2015Small circular bowls, with almost semispherical shape and carved ‘lotus’ decoration are among the most representative pieces produced at the Ding kilns in Hebei province during the 11th century and the 1st half of the 12th century. Similar bowls to the one we are now presenting can be found in found in the most important public and private collections of Song ceramics. Similar pieces can be found at:The Palace Museum, Beijing - Selection of Ding Ware, The Palace Museum Collection and Archaeological Excavation, Beijing 2012, pp. 254-255, n. 109;Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York - Suzanne G. Valenstein, A Handbook of Chinese Ceramics, New York, 1989, p. 89, n. 82;Meiyintang Collection - Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, London 1994, Volume I, p. 204, n. 361;Falk Collection - Eskenazi, Principal Wares of the Song Period from a Private Collection, London, 2015, n. 9.