Lot 817. A rare marbled bowl, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127); 9 ¼ in. (23.4 cm.) high. Estimate USD 4,000 - USD 6,000. Price realised USD 5,625. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018.

The bowl has four rounded sides decorated inside and out with a combed woven pattern of brown and white slip beneath a plain band at the rim, all under a clear glaze, Japanese wood box.

Japanese wood box.

Literature: Sen Shu Tey, The Collection of Chinese Art - Special Exhibition 'Run through 10 years', 2006, no. 92.

Exhibited: Sen Shu Tey, The Collection of Chinese Art - Special Exhibition 'Run through 10 years', 22-23 November, 2006.

Christie's. Masterpieces of Cizhou Ware: The Linyushanren Collection Part IV, New York, 13 September 2018