Lot 76. A white-rimmed black-glazed bowl and a Jizhou tixi-style bowl, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127) and Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279); 4 3/4 in. (12.2 cm.) diam., box; 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm.) diam. Estimate HK$60,000 – HK$80,000 ($7,773 - $10,364). Price realised HKD 87,500. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016

The conical white-rimmed bowl stands on a short foot ring, and is covered on the inside and out with a lustrous black glaze stopping just above the foot, exposing the pale grey stoneware body, all below a neat wide band of white glaze around the rim; the Jizhou bowl is painted in a cream colour with ruyi-heads surrounding a central flowerhead on the interior simulating tixi lacquer, on the exterior with russet specks simulating tortoise shell, all against a dark brown glaze; the foot is unglazed revealing the buff body, box.

CHRISTIE'S. THE PAVILION SALE - CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 5 April 2016, Hong Kong