A carved Ding conical tea bowl, Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) with widely flared sides, the interior is finely incised with petals radiating from the centre. The bowl is covered inside and out with a glaze of ivory tone that continues over the shallow ring foot on to the base. The unglazed mouth rim is mounted with a metal band. With a fitted box, 13.3 cm diameter. Provenance: a private collecion, Melbourne, Australia.