A MOLDED QINGBAI DISH China, Yuan Dynasty (13th - 14th century). The rounded sides of the small dish with molded radiating grooves and an everted rim washed brown, the partly unglazed base with a mark painted in black. Condition: With hairlines to the interior, minor chips to rims and firing irregularities. Provenance: Pou Fok Antique Arts, Macao, 1998. Dr. de Jong is a Dutch art historian and has been privately collecting Chinese art over decades. He has authored hundreds of articles and several books on Dutch fine and decorative arts spanning from the Middle Ages to the modern era. In 2013, he published an extensive study of Chinese riding gear in "Dragon & Horse, Saddle Rugs and Other Horse Tack from China and Beyond". Between 1976 and 2009 he worked for numerous museums across the Netherlands and was the director of the European Ceramic Work Center in Den Bosch. Weight: 58 g Dimensions: Diameter 11 cm