Lot 44. Property from an important European collection. A carved Dingyao 'lotus' bowl, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127); d. 21 cm. Lot Sold 698,500 HKD (Estimate 100,000 - 150,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2024

the deep rounded sides rising from a short straight foot to an everted rim, freely carved to the interior with a leafy lotus spray and covered overall with a transparent creamy-white glaze pooling in characteristic teardrops down the exterior, the rim metal bound.