Lot 1347. Two Junyao vessels,Song dynasty (960-1279);6 3/8 and 3 11/16 in. (16.2 and 9.4 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 8,000 - USD 12,000. Price realised USD 11,250. © Christie's Image Ltd 2010. 

The first a dish of shallow form with widely flared sides rising to the upright rim, the second a small 'bubble bowl' with steep, rounded sides, both covered inside and out with a milky blue glaze thinning to mushroom at the rim and stopping above the foot. 

Provenance: The bubble bowl: Estate of the Late Mrs. Samuel T. Peters; Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 15 - 16 October 1943, lot 81.

Exhibited: The bubble bowl: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Both: On loan to the Portland Art Museum, 1 June 2006 - 22 June 2010.

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York, 16 - 17 September 2010