Lot 306. A carved Ding-type pillow, Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234). 24.2 cm, 9 1/2  in. Estimate 80,000 — 100,000 HKD. Unsold. Photo: Sotheby's.

of kidney shape, the slightly concave top carved with a fish swimming amongst waterweeds within a double-line border, covered overall in a creamy ivory glaze mottled in brown.

Provenance: Collection of T.Y. Chao (1912-1999), and thence by descent in the family.