White-glazed Spittoon Carved with Floral Design, Ding Ware

Ding kiln is located in Quyang county, Dingzhou, Hebei province. The spittoon was used to hold bones of meat and fish during ancient noble families’ banquets. A popular product of kilns across the country at the time, most of the surviving porcelain spittoons date to the Song dynasty. This spittoon in beautiful shape with pure white glaze is regarded a rare white glazed porcelain ware from Ding kiln.