Liao/Jin dynastyDing ware dish is crisply moulded and is decorated with what looks like a mythical creature. The border is divided into eight panels with fruiting and flowering plants. The dish would have been fired on the rim as it is the only unglazed part of the dish that has been wiped clean of glaze. The rim would have had a metal band to protect it as well as to hide the unglazed rough edge.Diameter 9.1cm Height 3.6cmProvenance: from Private English collection, Hampshire