A good sancai-glazed square bowl

Description:

China, Liao dynasty
12 x 12 cm
Thick-walled with a moulded pattern showing a chrysanthemum flower in the centre.
From the Helmut Ploog Collection (1940 - 2024), collected from 1965 onwards
A similar Liao dish can be found under: The Arts of the Sung Dynasty (The Oriental Ceramics Society 1960), plate 48, object 125. Another square Liao dish of this type is illustrated in: Fine Chinese Ceramics, Furniture and Works of Art, Sotheby`s New York, 23 September 1995 - Except for tiny glaze chips very well preserved