Lot 297. A 'Longquan' celadon 'Twin Fish' dish, Southern Song-Yuan dynasty, late 13th-early 14th century. Diameter 13 3/4 in., 35 cm. Estimation 30,000 — 40,000 USD. Lot sold 50,000 USD. Photo Sotheby's
with shallow rounded sides rising to a broad flat rim, the interior crisply molded in relief with a pair of fish swimming in opposite directions with details burnt a striking orange in the firing, encircled by an incised scroll band around the well, the exterior molded with lotus petals radiating upwards from the foot, covered overall in a lustrous sea-green glaze except around the footrim.
Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. New York | 17 sept. 2013