Lot 730. A molded Dingyao bowl, Northern Song-Jin Dynasty, 11th-12th century; 7¾ in. (19.7 cm.) diam. Estimate $25,000 – $35,000. Price Realized $52,500. © Christie’s Image Ltd 2014

The bowl has rounded conical sides and is molded on the interior with four peony blooms surrounded by scrolling foliage. The bowl is covered with a glaze of ivory tone below the metal-mounted rim, and there is some pink and grey staining to the glaze below the rim on the exterior, Japanese wood box

Provenance: Collection of Dr. Ando, Aiichi prefecture, Japan, 1930s.

Christie’s. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 18 – 19 September 2014, New York, Rockefeller Plaza.