A guri lacquer dish, Yuan dynasty. Photo Sotheby's

the shallow rounded sides rising from a short foot to a thick rolled rim, deeply carved through thick layers of red and black lacquer with two rows of guri pommels enclosing a five-pointed star in the centre, the exterior similarly decorated with a foliate scroll, the base lacquered brown, Japanese wood box. Quantité: 2; 22.5cm., 8 7/8 in. Estimation 10,000 — 15,000 GBP. Unsold

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. London | 06 nov. 2013 -www.sothebys.com