Lot 1322. A Yaozhou celadon carved bowl, Song-Jin dynasty, 12th-13th century; 7 7/16 in. (18.8 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 8,000 - USD 12,000. Price realised USD 18,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2011.

The interior well carved with a gracefully swaying stem, enclosed within a quatrelobe cartouche and surrounded by scrolling foliage below a narrow incised line, with a grooved band below the rim on the exterior, covered overall with an attractive olive-green glaze which continues onto the base.

Provenance: Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, 1990s.

Note: A shallow Yaozhou dish carved with a nearly identical design is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Porcelain of the Song Dynasty (I), Hong Kong, 1996, p. 154, no. 140, where it is dated to the Jin dynasty.