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Exhibition Name
White porcelain dish
- Nationality/Period
Song Dynasty
- Provenance
Gaeseong area
- Materials
Ceramics - White Porcelain
- Category
Food - Tableware - Foods and Drinks - dish
- Dimensions
H. 4.9cm, (mouth) D. 17.3cm
- Accession Number
Deoksu 4939
- Location
China Gallery
This white porcelain dish is an example of Ding ware produced at one of the five great kilns of the Northern Song Dynasty. The white glaze contains 0.96% iron, resulting in an attractive ivory surface. , The lip was left unglazed so it could be fired upside down.