Lot 3165. A Jizhou paper-cut resist-decorated tea bowl, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279); 4 3/4 in. (12 cm.) dia. Estimate HKD 400,000 - HKD 600,000 (USD 51,798 - USD 77,697). Price realised HKD 437,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2016.

The interior is decorated in resist technique with paper-cut decoration of three quatrelobed flower heads, one enclosing the inscription jinyu mantang 'May your home be filled with gold and jade'; another with changming fugui 'May you be bestowed with longevity and wealth'; the third one with fushou kangrong 'May you be blessed with fortune, health, longevity, and honour', box.

The result of Oxford Authentication thermoluminescence test no. C104r80 (12 August 2004) is consistent with the dating of this lot.

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