Lot 561. A 'Guan'-type 'Longquan' celadon dish, Song dynasty (960-1279); diameter 6 1/4 in., 15.9 cm. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 USD. Lot sold 13,750 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's.

of shallow conical form, the exterior carved with two tiers of overlapping petals radiating from a short neat foot, covered inside and out with a pale gray-green glaze with delicate russet crackle, draining from the rim to show the brownish body underneath, the foot unglazed.

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