A DINGYAO MOULDED 'BOY' DISH SONG – JIN DYNASTY

well potted with rounded sides rising from a flat, countersunken base, finely moulded to the centre on the interior with a boy clad in loose robes, his bald head turned to one side and his arms outstretched clasping onto a leafy spray of lotus pod, his body curled amidst lush lotus blooms, leaves, arrowheads and millet sprays, all enclosed within a classic scroll band, the curved well decorated with a further foliate scroll below a key-fret border, covered overall in a creamy ivory glaze, the rim bound in copper
17.2 cm, 6 3/4 in.

Provenance:
Collection of Dr Carl Kempe (1884-1967).
Sotheby's London, 14th May 2008, lot 265.