Lot 543. A 'Jun' bowl, Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234); diameter 8 5/8 in., 21.9 cm. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 USD. Lot sold 35,000 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's.

the gently rounded sides supported on a short splayed foot, applied overall with a rich soft blue glaze falling unevenly over the unglazed foot and thinning to a paler tone at the rim.

Provenance: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 29th October 1991, lot 16.

Sotheby's. Harmony of Form, Serenity of Color: A Private Collection of 'Song' Ceramics, New York, 23 march 2011