宋 青白釉印鳳紋笠式盌

of conical form, moulded to the interior with a pair of phoenix below a key-fret band, covered overall save for the base with an attractive translucent bluish-white glaze, Japanese wood box

There are some typical crackles in the glaze extending from the rim. There has been slightly polished in one place, possibly to conceal a minute chip. The is a 3.2 cm gap in the the glaze to the underside of the rim.
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