Lot 679. A large carved Qingbai 'peony' bowl, Northern Song dynasty. Estimate 30,000 — 40,000 HKD. Unsold. Photo: Sotheby's.

the everted foliate rim divided into six lobes, the interior with a peony flower and leaves carved and combed in painterly strokes, applied with a transparent glaze with a bluish colour pooling to a deeper tone around the foot; 19.8 cm, 7 3/4 in.

Provenance: A private Japanese collection.

Sotheby's. Chinese Art Hong Kong | 02 Jun 2016