Lot 204. A Yaozhou type celadon-glazed 'flower' bowl, Northern Song Dynasty (960–1127). Estimate: £250 - £400. Photo: Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions.

the shallow finely potted dish on a low slightly tapering foot with spreading sides, the interior moulded with two flower blossoms issuing from two entwined stems amid thick foliage, the bowl all covered with a rich olive-green glaze, pooling to a darker hue in the recesses, 18.1cm diameter

Provenance: The Peter Arlidge Collection, 1976-2014.

Chinese Ceramics and Asian Works of Art Including the Peter Arlidge Collection of Song Ceramics by Dreweatts & Bloomsbury, November 15, 2016, 10:00 AM GMT – Newbury, United Kingdom