A fine green glazed Junyao bowl, Jin-Yuan dynasty. Photo Bonhams.

Modeled with a slight inward curve to the rim on the swelling walls of the wide well supported on a tall foot, the olive green glaze covering the interior surface except fora circular gap at the center and continuing onto the exterior walls where it ends unevenly around the foot area, exposing the grayish-buff fabric also seen on the foot ring of uneven width and the recessed base (glaze worn). 4 1/4in (11cm) diameter. Estimate US$ 2,000 - 3,000 (€1,500 - 2,200). Unsold

The bowl is a slightly truncated version of a group of bowls in pale blue glaze associated with Jin to Yuan production: see, for example, the deep bowl discussed by Suzanne Valenstein in A Handbook of Chinese Ceramics , The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1989, cat. no. 94. p. 98 and illustrated p. 100.

Bonhams. ASIAN DECORATIVE ARTS. San Francisco. 18 Dec 2013 -www.bonhams.com