Lot 3117. A fine Xiangzhou moulded celadon ‘floral’ dish, Northern Qi-Sui dynasty (550-618), 4 ¼ in. (10.6 cm.) diam., box. Estimate HKD 120,000 - HKD 180,000 (USD 15,495 - USD 23,243) © Christie's Images Ltd 2017

The dish is supported on a low solid foot, finely moulded with a central flowerhead in high relief, surrounded by lotus petals separated by rows of dots, below a band of vertical lines around the rim, covered with an olive-green glaze pooling at the recesses, stopping mid-way on the reverse above the foot.

Provenance: Acquired in Hong Kong, 5 July 1999

Christie's. The Imperial Sale / Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 31 May 2017, Convention Hall