A YAOZHOU CELADON CARVED DISH, SONG DYNASTYChina, 960-1279. The shallow rounded sides supported on a short foot and rising to a broad everted rim, the interior neatly incised with numerous whorls, covered overall in a bubble-suffused olive-green glaze, the foot rim left unglazed, the recessed base splashed with a pale celadon glaze.Provenance: English trade.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and firing irregularities, tiny chips to foot.Weight: 384.1 gDimensions: Diameter 19.7 cmThe Yaozhou kilns, located at Huangpuzhen, Shaanxi province, began production of a wide range of wares during the Tang dynasty. The kilns were well placed to use water transportation to the Northern Song capital at Kaifeng, and it is recorded that Yaozhou wares were presented as tribute to the Northern Song court. Both the official Song history and other literary sources mention such tribute gifts. For instance, the official gazetteer during the Yuanfeng era (1078-1085), Yuanfeng jiuyu zhi, mentions fifty sets of tribute ceramics sent to the court from Yaozhou.Auction resultparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Christie's New York, 15 September 2016, lot 702Estimate: USD 52,500 or approx.EUR 60,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A Small Carved Yaozhou Dish, Northern Song Dynasty, 11th-12th CenturyExpert remark:pare the related glaze and whorl motif. Note the smaller size (12.8 cm).宋代耀州窯青釉暗紋折沿盤中國，960-1279年。折沿，淺盤，圈足。盤部刻有許多螺紋，通體覆蓋青釉，足緣未施釉。