Antique Song dynasty Qingbai fluted dish

A lovely Song dynasty Qingbai fluted dish, circa 960 to 1127 AD. The beautiful blue glaze and delicate patina, speaks to this piece being nearly a 1000 years old. This dish has an elegant simplicity characteristic of Song Qingbai Ware, and features delicate blue-white glaze, a biscuit coloured body which can be seen to the top rim of the dish, as well as in areas of the base where the glaze did not reach during firing and a distinctive unglazed ring within the dish as is typical of Song dynasty pieces.

In our opinion we have classified this as Qingbai, however there is some visual overlap with celadon of that period. The below reference is an excellent guide to differentiating different pieces of Song dynasty pottery, as well as indicating the difficulty in distinguishing pieces with high visual overlap, as is the case with certain pieces of Song celadon and Qingbai ware.

References:

https://www.koh-antique.com/article/qingbaiceladon.htm

Price marked at $750 AUD.

Measurements: 14cm approx. diameter, 3.5 cm height.

Some wear overall,  commensurate with age; tiny fleabites to rim and base. Minor firing flaws as well as some staining and crazing as pictured. This would be excellent antique condition considering the age of Song porcelain. Old provenance level to base.