Lot 1351. A 'Cizhou' black and white-glazed dish, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234). Diameter 5 3/4  in., 14.6 cm. Estimate $3,000- $4,000. Sold: $7,500. © Sotheby's

the shallow rounded sides rising from a short slightly splayed foot to an everted rim, decorated overall with a mottled brownish-black glaze and transparent glaze over white slip in producing of an unusual color contrast resembling yin-yang, the foot rim left unglazed revealing the pale buff-colored stoneware body.

Sotheby's. Saturday at Sotheby’s: Asian Art, New York, 18 March 2017