An 'Oil spot' glazed bowl, Jin Dynasty. Estimate  350,000 — 450,000 HKD. Lot sold 937,500 HKD. Photo courtesy Sotheby's

potted with shallow rounded sides supported on a short splayed knife-pared foot, covered overall in an unctuous glossy black glaze evenly suffused with small silvery 'oil spots' of varying sizes stopping short of the foot, the body dressed with a black wash simulating Jian ware; 8.4 cm., 3 1/4  in.

Provenance: J.J. Lally & Co. Ltd., New York, no. 3732 (label).

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