Lot 532. A Qingbai 'Lotus' box and cover, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127); 4 in. (10.2 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 4,000 - USD 6,000. Price realised USD 28,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018

The box and cover are potted with high, rounded sides incised with overlapping lotus petals, and the cover is surmounted by a lotus pod-form finial incised on the flat top with seeds. The box and cover are covered inside and out with a pale blue glaze pooling in the recesses, except for the base and the inner rim of the box burnt orange-brown in the firing, Japanese wood box.

Christie's. The Classic Age of Chinese Ceramics - The Linyushanren Collection, Part III, 22 March 2018, New York