Property from an important European collection

A carved Dingyao 'lotus' bowl, 

Northern Song dynasty

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北宋 定窰白釉劃蓮花盌

the deep rounded sides rising from a short straight foot to an everted rim, freely carved to the inter♋ior with a leafy lotus spray and covered overall with a transparent creamy-white glaze pooling in cꦬharacteristic teardrops down the exterior, the rim metal bound

d. 21 cm