A rare small Yaozhou persimmon-glazed incense burner, Song Dynasty. Photo Bonhams.

Potted with a compressed globular body rising to a short rounded neck, the mouth rim surmounted with a pair of small handles, covered overall with an unctuous rich brownish-persimmon glaze, pierced metal cover decorated with leafy floral sprays. 9cm wide. (2). Estimate HK$ 120,000 - 180,000 (€11,000 - 17,000). Unsold

Incense burners with Yaozhou persimmon-glaze are rare. It is more common to find bowls and jars with a similar glaze to the present lot, for instance one illustrated in Song Ceramics from the Kwan Collection, Hong Kong, 1994, pp.208-209, no.86. A similarly glazed bowl, dated to the Northern Song dynasty, was sold in these rooms, 28 November 2011, lot 497. Compare also to a Yaozhou persimmon-glazed meiping sold in Christie's New York, 29 September 2002, lot 293.

Bonhams. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART. Hong Kong, Admiralty, 26 May 2014 14:00 HKT - http://www.bonhams.com/