Plate with impressed mandarin ducks decoration in white glaze, Ding ware, Northern Song to Jin dynasty, 11th-13th century

Plate with impressed mandarin ducks decoration in white glaze, Ding ware, Northern Song to Jin dynasty, 11th-13th century

• Image Number: K1B009308N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Northern Song dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Container
• Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
• Description:
  Round mouth, narrow folding edge, shallow wall, flat bottom, and the bottom is concave. The whole vessel is painted with white enamel, and the glaze color is yellowish. Because the mouth is inlaid with copper clasps and the bottom is glazed, it is known to use the re firing method. The inner wall is patterned with cloud patterns, the bottom is printed with lotus flowers and water plants, and the middle is decorated with a pair of mandarin ducks. It has been handed down with a wooden seat (hence the porcelain 009308N000000001), which is engraved with “Song Ding Kiln Double Mandarin Dish”, “B” and “Ancient Emperor’s Play” at the bottom.