Lot 1043. A pair of 'Longquan' conical bowls, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Diameter 5 in., 12.7 cm. Estimate $6,000 - $8,000. Sold: $21,250. © Sotheby's

each delicately potted, the wide shallow sides evenly glazed in a satin-textured sea-green glaze, all supported on a tapered foot, the foot ring unglazed revealing the buff-colored body fired orange (2).

Property from the White Gull Studio Collection, Michigan.

Provenance: C.K. Chen, Hong Kong, 1970-80.

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