Lot 14. A Ding ware hexafoil bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279); 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm.) diam. Estimate GBP 2,000 - GBP 2,500. Price realised GBP 2,390. © Christie's Images Ltd 2003.

With flat base and shallow slightly rounded sides, the interior freely carved with a single lotus flower, the rim bound within a copper band, all under a thin pale ivory glaze pooling to a green tinge.

Christie's. Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, including Export Art, London, 11 November 2003