Lot 189. A 'Yaozhou' carved bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279); 8.2 cm, 3 3/8  in. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's.

the rounded sides rising from a short tapered foot to an incurved rim, freely carved to the exterior with a floral scroll below a curved border at the rim, covered overall in a translucent olive-green glaze, the foot rim unglazed revealing the greyish-brown body, Japanese wood box.

Provenance: Mayuyama & Co., Ltd., Tokyo.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, Londres, 10 mai 2017, 02:00 PM