A 'Dingyao' carved 'lotus' washer Song Dynasty... Lot 9

A 'Dingyao' carved 'lotus' washer Song Dynasty (960-1279) With circular shape and flat base, covered in an ivory-white glaze Delicately carved to the interior with a lotus spring The rim is bound with a metal band 11th/ 12th century Provenance: Inportant private collection Similar pieces can be found at: National Palace Museum, Taipei - Decorated Porcelain of Dingzhou, White Ding wares from the collection of the National Palace Museum. Taipei 2014, pp. 94-95, n. II 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52; The Palace Museum, Beijing - Selection of Ding Ware, The Palace Museum Collection and Archaeological Excavation, Beijing 2012, pp 246-247, n. 105; Meiyintang Collection - Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection. London 1994. Volume I, p. 204, n. 358. Diam.: 12,5 cm