A carved 'Yaozhou ' bowl, Northern Song dynasty. Photo: Sotheby's.

the shallow rounded sides rising from a short foot to a flared everted rim, freely carved to the interior with a central medallion enclosing foliate designs within a line border, covered overall in a translucent olive-green glaze pooling at the recesses. Diameter 8 1/2 in., 21.5 cm.Estimate 28,000 — 35,000 USD

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. New York | 18 Mar 2014, 10:30 AM - www.sothebys.com