Lot 832. A polychrome-decorated Cizhou 'Fish' bowl, Jin dynasty (1115-1234); 7 in. (17.8 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 43,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018.

The bowl has rounded conical sides covered in white slip under a clear glaze on the interior and exterior where it falls short of the foot in an irregular line, and is decorated on the interior in red and green overglaze enamels with a fish swimming amidst lotus below linear borders of red and green color, the red band dotted in yellow glaze. The exterior is painted in red ink with three large indecipherable characters, cloth box.