A MOLDED 'YAOZHOU' 'LOTUS' DISH NORTHERN SONG / JIN DYNASTY

the shallow rounded sides rising to a flat everted rim, the interior impressed with a central medallion of a single lotus flower and large curled leaf all borne on a leafy stem, covered overall in an olive-green glaze draining to a lighter tone at the rim and pooling to a deeper shade in the recesses

A dish of similar shape and size with a molded 'lily' design is illustrated in The Masterpieces of Yaozhou Ware, The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka, 1997, cat. no. 97.