A DINGYAO CARVED 'DOUBLE FISH' LOBED BOWL Northern Song Dynasty The rounded sides rising from a short foot to a foliate rim, the body divided into six lobes by raised interior ribs, the centre carved with a medallion enclosing a pair of fish swimming amidst waves, covered overall with a clear glaze, leaving the mouth rim unglazed. 19.5cm diam. Footnotes: Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價 北宋 定窯刻劃花雙魚紋葵口碗 Provenance: Bluett & Sons Ltd., London (label and collector's notes) Acquired from R ＆ G McPherson Antiques, London, on 2 June 2010 (label and collector's notes) 來源：倫敦古董商Bluett & Sons Ltd.（標簽和藏家筆記） 獲得于倫敦古董商 R ＆ G McPherson Antiques，2010年6月2日（標簽和藏家筆記） Owing to the fish's prolific breeding, it came to embody wishes for the flourishing of one's clan and descendants. At the same time, 'fish' 魚 (yu) is a homophone for 'abundance' 餘 (yu) and thus fish designs convey the wish for surplus year after year. The motif of 'paired fish' also signifies harmony and happiness, and is one of the classic decorative patterns on Northern Song Ding wares. A similar Dingyao carved 'double fish' lobed bowl, Northern Song dynasty, is illustrated in Decorated Porcelains of Dingzhou: White Ding Wares from the Collection of the National Palace Museum (定窯花瓷：院藏定窯系白瓷特展), Taipei, 2014, p.82. See a similar but slightly larger Dingyao 'double fish' lobed bowl, Northern Song dynasty, which was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 9 April 2024, lot 46. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing