Ding type scalloped-edged square saucer with duck amid foliage, Liao dynasty, mid 11th century. Artist: Unknown

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Ding type scalloped-edged square saucer with duck amid foliage, Liao dynasty, mid 11th century. A square saucer dish with flat bottom and scalloped-edged sides. The centre is moulded with a duck standing with wings three quarters extended, holding a two-flowered peony spray in its beak. In each of the two top corners there is a small moth. The interior base is surrounded by a raised line and raised dot borders. The outward-sloping sides have moulded peony sprays and the whole piece is covered with a white glaze of Ding type but of somewhat greyish white tone.

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Size: 2213px × 2830px
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Photo credit: © The Museum of East Asian Art/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 11th, art, artefact, artifact, asian, bird, birds, century, ceramic, china, chinese, color, colour, country, duck, ducks, dynasty, east, eleventh, liao, location, museum, object, pottery, saucer, unknown