Lot 1357. A small carved 'Yaozhou'-type celadon-glazed vase, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234). Height 5 1/8  in., 13.1 cm. Estimate $6,000 - $8,000. Sold: $43,750. © Sotheby's

of meiping form, carved around the shoulder with lotus blossoms borne on an undulating foliate stem, above repetitive raised fillets, covered overall save for the foot ring with an olive-green glaze pooling to a darker tone in the recesses.

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