A Jingxian white-glazed lobed dish, Five dynasties | 五代 涇縣窰白釉葵瓣口盤

Regina Krahl, et al., Bright as Silver, White as Snow: Chinese White Ceramics from Late Tang to Yuan Dynasty, Denver Art Museum, Colorado, 1998-1999, cat. no. 6.
康蕊君等, 《如銀似雪：中國晚唐至元代白瓷賞析》, 丹佛美術館，科羅拉多州，1998-1999年，編號6

Dishes of this shape were among the white wares unearthed at the Jingxian kilns in Anhui in April 1996. With their high-quality fine glaze, in a hue of faintest blue-green, and with well-proportioned thickish potting, these dishes were intended for use at court, and were often presented as tribute gifts.

By the Five Dynasties, southern white wares of this type had already reached a high level of craftsmanship.