Lot 779. A Ding type sancai bowl, Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234); 15.5 cm., 6 1/8  in. Estimate 80,000 — 100,000 HKD (9,357 — 11,696 EUR). Lot sold 100,000 HKD (11,696 EUR). Photo Sotheby's

the finely potted body resting on a short foot, covered overall with an ivory-coloured glaze, the interior decorated with a central floral blossom encircled by four characters reading fu shou kang ning ('happiness, longevity, health and peace'), all within a quatrefoil cartouche.