Lot 251. A 'Yaozhou' conical bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279). Diameter 6 in., 15.1 cm. Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 USD. Lot sold 11,875 USD. © Sotheby's

the conical sides rising from a small ring foot, molded on the interior with a peony stem bearing one large central blossom surrounded by scrolling leaves, covered overall in an even pale celadon bubble-suffused glaze pooling in the recesses, the foot unglazed. 

Provenance: Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Forester, San Francisco, California.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. New York, 19 march 2013