A SMALL MOLDED DING ‘POMEGRANATE’ BOWL, NORTHERN SONG TO JIN DYNASTYChina, 12th-13th century. Thinly potted with deep, gently rounded sides supported on a short circular foot. Finely molded to the inner cavetto with a central whorl surrounded by a band of pomegranates on leafy stems below a key-fret band encircling the rim. The bowl is covered in an ivory-white glaze darkening in the recesses and accentuating the fine molding, with attractive pooling to the exterior forming vitreous and bubble-suffused areas.Provenance: New York trade.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, and manufacturing irregularities including dark spots and pottery lines. The rim may once have been covered by a metal lining.Weight: 75.5 gDimensions: Diameter 10.6 cmMolded decoration on Ding wares was adopted in the latter part of the Northern Song dynasty and flourished during the Jin dynasty. The molding technique allowed the Ding potters to adopt moreplex and formal designs. The molds used were meticulously crafted and similar to those used to cast decoration on gold and silver works of art.Auction resultparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 7 December 2021, lot 3249Price: HKD 150,000 or approx.EUR 18,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A moulded ding 'lotus pond' bowl, Northern Song dynastyExpert remark:pare the related form, fine molding, and glaze. Note the metal lining to the rim and the much larger size (18.3 cm).北宋至金定窯中國，十二至十三世紀。碗敞口，弧腹，圈足。內外施白釉。外壁光素，內印花石榴紋，碗中央螺旋紋。通體施白釉，不均勻地停在圈足上方，露出內胎。