Lot 811. A Longquan celadon deep bowl, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279). Estimate USD 3,000 - USD 5,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016

The bowl is potted with deep, rounded sides, carved on the exterior with overlapping petals rising from the foot, and is covered allover with a glaze of pale sea-green tone beneath the metal-bound rim. 5 3/8 in. (13.8 cm.) diam.

Provenance: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accessioned in 1916 (Rogers Fund).

Christie's. Collected in America: Chinese Ceramics from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 15 September 2016, New York, Rockefeller Plaza