Lot 34. A 'Jun' bowl, Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234); 12cm., 4 3/4 in. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 GBP. Lot sold 12,500 GBP. Photo courtesy Sotheby's 2013.

the rounded sides rising from a short spreading foot to a slightly incurved rim, covered overall in a rich lavender-blue glaze thinning to a buff tone at the rim and falling short of the foot to reveal the reddish-brown body.

Provenance: Bluett and Sons, London (according to label).
Purchased in Belgium in the 1970/80s.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 15 may 2013