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金 耀州窯月白釉劃刻蓮花紋折沿盤

Provenance:
Priestley & Ferraro Chinese Art, London
Emmanuel Christofides (1928-2020), Athens and London, acquired from the above on 27 January 1997

Published and Illustrated:
D.Priestley and M.Flacks, A Life in the Company of Song Ceramics, London, 2017, pp.88-89, no.38

來源：
倫敦古董商Priestley & Ferraro Chinese Art
Emmanuel Christofides (1928-2020)，雅典和倫敦，於1997年1月27日從上處獲得

著錄：
D.Priestley和M.Flacks，《A Life in the Company of Song Ceramics》，倫敦，2017年，第88-89頁，編號38

The elegantly carved flowering lotus on this dish exemplifies the refined Jin dynasty style, which had evolved from the intricate, densely carved, and moulded designs of the Northern Song period. The glaze, covering the dish entirely except for the neatly crafted countersunk foot, is a 'moon-white' (yuebai) type: lighter in tone and more densely bubbled than the Yaozhou glazes of the Song dynasty.

This sophisticated aesthetic, prioritising the harmony of glaze and form over elaborate ornamentation, reflects a broader trend in Chinese ceramics of the time. It parallels developments at the Longquan kilns in Zhejiang Province, which were key competitors in the production of high-quality green wares.

See a related Yaozhou celadon glazed dish with moulded and carved floral decoration, with similarly coloured glaze, Jin dynasty, illustrated in The Museum of East Asian Art Inaugural Exhibition, vol.1, Bath, 1993, p.131, no.86. Compare with a related Yaozhou carved celadon dish with similar lotus pattern, Northern Song or Jin dynasty, illustrated in Marvels of Celadon: The Shang Shan Tang Collection of Yaozhou Wares, Hong Kong, 2019, pp.172-173, no.36. See, also, a bowl of this same light tone, excavated from the Tongchuan, Yaozhou kiln, illustrated in Yaozhou Kiln, Xi'an, 1992, Jin dynasty, where the authors notes that 'moon white' glaze (yuebai you) was a development of the Jin dynasty.