Lot 237. A 'Longquan' 'Lotus' bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Diameter 6 1/2  in., 16.6 cm. Estimate 30,000 — 50,000 USD. © Sotheby's 2018.

finely potted, the deep rounded sides rising from a short slightly tapered foot, the exterior subtly molded with overlapping lotus petals, covered overall with a sea-green glaze, save for the unglazed footring revealing the gray stoneware body .

Provenance: Collection of Hans Popper (1903-1988). 
Eskenazi Ltd., London.

Exhibited: Center for Asian Art and Culture (now known as Asian Art Museum), San Francisco, 1973.
Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, 1973 - 1974. 
The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, 1974. 
Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio, 1974. 
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, 1974.
Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, 1985 - 1990 (on loan). 
Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, 1991 - 2005 (on loan). 
Song Ceramics from the Hans Popper Collection, Eskenazi Ltd., London, 2005, cat. no. 13. 

Literature: René-Yvon Lefebvre D’Argencé, The Hans Popper Collection of Oriental Art, Tokyo, 1973, pl. 92.