Lot 857. An elegant Dingyao saucer dish, Jin dynasty (1115-1234); 4 5/8in (11.5cm) diameter. Estimate $5,000 - 7,000. © Bonhams.

Delicately molded with linear details on the interior with twos wimming fish surrounded by water weed and waves under a narrow band of clouds and abstract serpents at the gently tapered sides and set off by a keyfret border at the rim, the exterior plain, covered inside and out with a creamy toned clear glaze.

Property from the Collection of Ella Virgina Hobart (1876-1958).

Bonhams. Fine Chinese Works of Art and Paintings, New York, 9 september 2019