Lot 3235. A Dingyao carved 'Lotus' dish, Northern Song dynasty (AD 960-1127); 8 ½ in. (21.8 cm.) diam. Estimate $50,000 – $70,000. Price realised USD 43,750. ©Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The shallow, rounded dish is delicately carved on the interior with a leafy lotus stem bearing one large blossom, and covered overall with an even glaze of warm ivory tone below the unglazed rim, Japanese wood box

Provenance: Private collection, Japan, formed in the 1940s.

Christie's. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 15 - 16 March 2015, New York, Rockefeller Plaza