A 'Jizhou' Tortoiseshell-Glazed Bowl, Southern Song Dynasty

Lot 217. A 'Jizhou' Tortoiseshell-Glazed Bowl, Southern Song Dynasty. Estimate US$ 4,000 — 6,000. Photo Sotheby's

the deep gently curved sides rising from a short unglazed foot ring to an indented rim, covered overall with a lustrous dark chocolate-brown glaze irregularly splashed with a caramel tone in imitation of tortoiseshell, Japanese wood box (3). Diameter 4 3/8  in., 11.2 cm

Property from the collection of David and Nayda Utterberg

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 16 Mar 2016, 10:00 AM