Lot 2228. A Qingbai moulded 'Phoenix' bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279); 7 in. (17.7 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 40,000 - HKD 60,000. Price realised HKD 87,500© Christie’s Images Limited 2013

The conical bowl stands on a short foot ring and has wide flaring sides. It is moulded in the interior with two phoenix interspersed with peony sprays below a band of keyfret, and covered with a translucent bluish glaze stopping around the foot, Japanese wood box.

Provenance: Acquired in Hong Kong in the 1980s. 

Christie’s. Imperial Sale; Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, HKCEC Grand Hall, 29 May 2013