A Chinese xing-type white-glaze dish, 10th/ 11th century with lobed rim, 12.8 cm diam., 6.1 cm high. Provenance: R&V Tregaskis Oriental Antiques, Sydney, acquired 25 May 2008, as of xing kiln Compare a similar cup catalogued in Watson, William, Tang and Liao Ceramics, Thames and Hudson, 1984, P.135. According to Watson, the five-lobed shape is 'one of the most elegant forms produced in answer to late Tang fashion as dictated by silverware'. R&V Oriental Antiques, 2008525 Watson, William, Thames and Hudson, 1984, 135Watson