Lot 88. A green 'Jun' dish, Song dynasty (960-1279). Diameter 6 1/4 in., 15.9 cm. Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 USD. Lot sold 9,375 USD. © Sotheby's

of shallow circular form with upturned rim, covered in an unctuous grayish-green glaze, thinning towards the rim and stopping just short of the edge of the foot on the underside.

Provenance: Collection of Dr. Richard and Mrs. Mary Eckhardt, acquired in Japan between 1947-1952, and thence by descent.