A rare pair of Northern white ware foliate dishes, Northern Song - Jin dynasty, 11th-12th century. Estimate $6,000 – $8,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015

Each is thinly potted with a body that flares from the small foot to the base of the lobed sides, and is covered with a clear glaze that pools in areas to a slight olive tone and falls to the edge of the foot to expose the white ware. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) diam., box

Provenance: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 29 October 1991, lot 9.

Christie's. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 17 - 18 September 2015, New York, Rockefeller Plaza