宋 定窰白釉刻蓮紋盤

the shallow concave base supported on a neatly trimmed foot, rising to wide flaring sides and a hexa-lobed rim, the interior freely carved with a leafy bouquet bearing three lotus blooms, covered overall in a creamy ivory glaze, falling into characteristic teardrops to the exterior, the rim bound with copper

Frederick T. Fuller 收藏，至1965年
倫敦佳士得1965年6月28/29日，編號277(1000 gns.)
Bluett & Sons Ltd，倫敦，1965年(1000 gns.)
羅傑琵金頓(1928-69年)收藏， 自1965年(£1500)

Good condition.
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河北曲陽定窰，位列宋代五大名窰，乃中國瓷器名品之一，此件白釉刻蓮紋盤為定窰器制中秀雅絕凡且具代表性之例。一件尺寸紋飾皆相近刻花圓盤，1986年12月8日售於倫敦佳士得，編號232，後入私人宋瓷珍藏，2011年3月23日售於紐約蘇富比，編號513。戴潤齋藏一件定窰花口盤，光素無紋，2011年3月22日售於紐約蘇富比，編號294。北宋金石學家呂大臨（1038-1093）家族墓，出土二件定窰白釉素紋花口盤，展出於賽克勒考古與藝術博物館，北京大學，2013年，錄於《異世同調：陝西省藍田呂氏家族墓地出土文物》，北京，2013年，編號30、31。