A 'Henan' russet-splashed black-glazed conical tea bowl,  Song Dynasty. Estimate  200,000 — 300,000  HKD. Lot sold 2,840,000 HKD. Photo courtesy Sotheby's

finely potted with conical sides rising to a slightly flared rim, freely applied overall with russet splashes, all reserved on a lustrous black glaze stopping just short of the biscuit foot; 11.2 cm., 4 3/8  in.

Provenance: Collection of Brodie & Enid Lodge, no. M.123 (label).

Sotheby's. Contemporary Literati: Curiosity, Hong Kong, 05 avr. 2015