A CHINESE DINGYAO LOBED BOWL. Song Dynasty. The widely flaring sides divided into six lobes, supported on a short foot and an angled base, 20cm diameter. 宋   定窯花口折沿盌 The form of the current dish is closely related to lacquer dishes of the Song period, for an example see Hai-wai Yi-chen, Lacquerware, Taipei, 1987, p 33, no 33.