Hibiscus-shaped washer in white glaze, Ding ware, Northern Song to Jin dynasty, 11th-13th century

Hibiscus-shaped washer in white glaze, Ding ware, Northern Song to Jin dynasty, 11th-13th century

• Image Number: K1B009309N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Northern Song dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Stationery and stationery
• Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
• Description:
  Six sunflower shaped, deep mouth, shallow arc wall, flat bottom without feet. The whole vessel is painted with white enamel, and the glaze color is white. The plain surface has no text, and the inner wall has six ridges due to the sunflower shaped body. The mouth is inlaid with copper clasps, and the flat bottom is glazed, so it is known to use the re firing method. It has been handed down with a wooden seat (hence the porcelain 009309N000000001), with the characters “Sung Ding Kiln Sunflower Washing”, “Jia” and “Ancient Emperor’s Play” engraved on the bottom.