Lot 67. A 'Yaozhou' 'Lotus' bowl, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127); 19.1cm., 7 1/2 in. Est. 4,000—6,000 GBP. Lot sold 8,125 GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's 2009

with gently rounded sides rising to a filet set beneath a rounded rim, the interior carved in a medallion with an open lotus blossom and a furled lotus leaf viewed in profile against a ground of scrolling foliage, covered in a light olive-green glaze, pooling in the recesses to a deeper colour. 

Provenance: Private Collection, Hong Kong.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, London, 13 May 2009.