Pair of small glazed stoneware ding cups, China, Northern Song, 10th - 12th century Each scalloped-edged, gadrooned bowl is divided into six lobes outlined by a line of slip, imitating the corolla of a flower. The outer walls are slightly curved, while the interior has a broad, flat base. The stoneware is entirely covered with a beautiful transparent ivory glaze, except for part of the edge of each petal. The underside is flat. Diameter: 13 cm The dishes are preserved in a wooden box and bear old labels. Small chip to one. Provenance : Sale Collection Mr. & Mrs. Eugène Bernat (1896-1982), Sotheby's, New-York, November 7, 1980, lot 103. Exhibition: Currier Gallery of Art, Manchester, New hampshire, USA, "Chinese Ceramics of the Sung Dynasty", April 11 - May 31, 1959, catalog no. 10. Similar: MET New-York, Gift of Stanley Herzman, in memory of Adele Herzman, 1991, n°1991.253.16.