A Chinese lobed and carved qingbai foliate dish, 12th century 18 cm diam. 6.5 cm high. Provenance: NSW Private Collection, acquired from Luen Chai (former KY Fine Art) in the 1990s (label) Note: For a similar 'peony' pattern, compare a qingbai lobed dish in the Percival David Foundation. Rosemary Scott, Amy Barnes. 'Qingbai ware: Chinese Porcelain of the Song and Yuan Dynasties', Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art (2002), p. 32 - 33 Compare a similar dish with three individual floral sprays, see 'Important Chinese Art', Sotheby's, 11 November 2015, London, Lot 183