Lot 616. A rare inscribed 'Yaozhou' 'floral' bowl, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127). Estimate 80,000 — 120,000 HKD. Lot sold 137,500 HKD (15,885   EUR).  Photo: Sotheby's.

robustly potted with steep sides rising to a thick everted rim, crisply moulded with scrolling leafy vines bearing three peonies, all centred with a single flowerhead bearing the character hui, the exterior with incised knife-cut ribs radiating from the foot, covered overall in a glaze of olive green tone, with an appreciation certificate by Takatoshi Misugi (b. 1929); 21.5 cm, 8 1/2  in.