Lot 253. A brown lacquer foliate dish, Song dynasty (960-1279); 18cm, 7 1/8 in. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 GBP. Lot sold 10,000 GBP. © Sotheby's

each of the five rounded lobes rising from a recessed base to an everted rim bound in metal, the lacquer patinated to a warm reddish-brown tone, Japanese wood box.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, London, 14 May 2014