Dish with incised chi dragon design in white glaze, Ding ware, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127)-China Archive

Image Number: K1B003020N000000000PAB
Dynasty: Northern Song dynasty
Category: Ceramics
Function: Container
Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
Description:
The plate has a wide mouth. There is a narrow lip along the mouth, a shallow circumferential wall, a flat bottom without feet, and a metal buckle. The whole vessel is covered with white glaze, and there is no glaze around the mouth. The inner mouth of the utensil is marked with a ripple along the lip, the inner wall of the utensil is marked with a curly cloud pattern, and the inner bottom of the plate is marked with a dragon pattern. Ding Kiln is located in Jianci Village and Yanshan Village, Quyang County, Hebei Province. It is the most famous white porcelain kiln in the north during the Song and Yuan Dynasties.