Chinese Dingyao Carved White Glazed Lotus Dish. The wide flaring sides rising from a broad base to a six-lobed rim, carved on the interior with a lotus blossom with a meandering leafy stem, covered overall with an ivory-white glaze, the rim fitted with a metal band, the unglazed foot ring reveals the white dense stoneware. {Diameter: 8 1/2 inches (21.6 cm)}. Property from a San Francisco Collection.