Lot 3208. A small Qingbai-glazed foliate dish, Song dynasty (960-1279); 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm.) diam.. Estimate 100,000 - HK$150,000 ($12,951 - $19,426). Price Realized HK$175,000 ($22,663). © Christie's Image Ltd 2015 

The dish is formed with shallow rounded sides and an eight-lobed foliate rim and is decorated to the interior cavetto with a raised line of slip separating each petal. It is covered in an attractive pale glaze with a bluish tinge, pooling within the crevices.  

Provenance: A Japanese private collection
Tai Sing Fine Antiques Ltd., Hong Kong, 5 October 2012

CHRISTIE'S. THE IMPERIAL SALE & IMPORTANT CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 3 June 2015, Convention Hall