Lot 238. A carved ‘Ding’ dish, Song dynasty (960-1279); 13.5cm, 5 1/4 in.  Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 GBP. Lot sold 10,000 GBP. © Sotheby's 2013.

the shallow flared sides rising from a short foot, freely carved with a central medallion to the interior enclosing a single leafy spray of blooming lotus, covered overall in an ivory-white glaze pooling at the recesses, the mouthrim unglazed.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 06 Nov 2013