Lot 3117. A rare Yaozhou carved ‘floral’ bowl and cover, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127); 5 3/4 in. (14.8 cm.) diam.. Estimate HKD 800,000 - HKD 1,500,000 (USD 103,642 - USD 194,328). Price realised HKD 1,375,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2016.

The bowl is carved fluently with a broad floral scroll, the cover is similiarly carved and surmounted by an indented finial. Both the cover and bowl are applied with a glossy glaze of deep yellowish-olive tone, with the exception of the base and foot ring, box.

Note: It is rare to find a Yaozhou bowl of this size preserved with the original cover. A very similar Yaozhou carved bowl and cover is exhibited in Eskenazi Ltd., London, Principal Wares of the Song Period from a Private Collection, 8-29 May 2015, Catalogue, no. 13. Compare also a Yaozhou bowl and cover of similar form and decoration but of smaller size (10.7 cm. diam.) found in the Lu family cemetery, illustrated in Yishi tongdiao: Shaanxi Lantian Lushi jiazu mudi chutu wenwu (Different World Same Tones: Cultural Relics from the Shaanxi Lantian Lu Family Cemetery), Beijing, 2013, no. 31..

Christie's. Chinese Ceramics From The Yangdetang Collection, 30 November 2016, Hong Kong, HKCEC Grand Hall