A Cizhou-Type Russet and Blackish-Brown-Glazed Dish. Northern Song-Jin Dynasty, 10th-13th Century. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2012

The dish has shallow rounded sides, and is covered with a russet skin on the interior and exterior that thins in areas to expose the lustrous, blackish-brown under glaze, and ends in an irregular line above the ring foot to expose the pale grey body. 6 7/8 in. (17.4 cm.) diam. Estimate $6,000 - $8,000

北宋/金 磁州窰系黑褐釉盤

Provenance: J.J. Lally & Co., New York, 2001. 

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Part II, 13 September 2012. New York, Rockefeller Plaza