Lot 608. A 'Cizhou' ‘oil spot’-glazed teabowl, Song dynasty (960-1279);  11.3 cm., 4 3/8  in. Estimate 200,000 — 300,000 HKD (24,001 - 36,002 EUR). Lot sold 250,000 HKD (29,240 EUR) Photo Sotheby's

with conical sides rising to a slightly flared rim, covered overall with a lustrous black glaze suffuse with metallic ‘oil spots’ of varying sizes stopping short of the foot to reveal a buff-coloured body supported on a narrow foot ring, Japanese lacquered wood box.

Provenance: Sotheby's London, 13th July 2006, lot 536.

Property from a private Hong Kong collection  

Sotheby's. Chinese Art. Hong Kong, 01 Jun 2015, 03:15 PM