A molded 'Yaozhou' 'Lotus' dish, Northern Song-Jin Dynasty. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 USD. Photo Sotheby's

the shallow rounded sides rising to a flat everted rim, the interior impressed with a central medallion of a single lotus flower and large curled leaf all borne on a leafy stem, covered overall in an olive-green glaze draining to a lighter tone at the rim and pooling to a deeper shade in the recesses. Diameter 7 1/4  in., 18.4 cm

Note: A dish of similar shape and size with a molded 'lily' design is illustrated in The Masterpieces of Yaozhou Ware, The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka, 1997, cat. no. 97.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Works of Art, New York, 17 mars 2015, 02:00 PM