White ware saucer dish, early Northern Song dynasty, China, 10th-11th century. A saucer dish from the Yangjiang kiln, Guangdong province, with slightly everted rim covered by a waxy slightly bluish white glaze. The clay is of fine putty consistency and slightly grey. The rim has five nicks, the back is undecorated. The interior has cursive incising of flower and feathery leaf, the cavetto with carved reverse 'S' decoration.
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