Lot 3148. A russet ‘oil spot’black-glazed bowl, Northern Song-Jin Dynasty (960-1234); 5 in. (12.8 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 150,000 - HKD 260,000 (USD 19,424 - USD 33,668). Price realised HKD 187,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2016 

The bowl is covered with a thick black glaze applied with a dense network of russet splashes, stopping on the exterior above another layer of thin brown glaze, the base and foot unglazed revealing the body applied with a purplish-brown wash, box.

Literature: Tan Dan-jiong, History of Chinese Ceramics, vol. 2, Taipei, 1985, p. 495

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