Lot 594. A rare pair of Yaozhou dishes, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127); 11.4 cm, 4 1/2  in. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 HKD. Lot sold 175,000 HKD. © Sotheby's.

each of square form with indented corners, rising from a flat base to an everted rim, applied overall save for the base with an olive-green glaze suffused with crackles.