A CHINESE WHITE-GLAZED DING DISH WITH GUAN (OFFICIAL) MARK

A CHINESE WHITE-GLAZED DING DISH WITH GUAN (OFFICIAL) MARK
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY

Covered in a lustrous creamy-white glaze and with a copper rim, raised on a short foot and the base incised with the character guan; a paper label to the side reading 'OCS 2009, THE WORLD IN MONOCHROMES, NO.105', 12.4cm.

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

Provenance: from the collection of Phillip Allen (1938-2022).

Exhibited: The Oriental Ceramic Society, The World in Monochromes, 2009, no.105.