Lot 573. A carved 'Qingbai' bowl, Song dynasty (960–1279); diameter 7 5/8 in., 19.4 cm. Estimate 6,000 — 9,000 USD. Lot sold 16,250 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's.

each of deep form with deep rounded sides raised on a petite foot, freely carved to the interior with a lotus spray, covered inside and out with a creamy ivory-white glaze (2).

Provenance: Sotheby's New York, 30th November 1993, lot 233.

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