Lot 3274. A small Yaozhou celadon carved dish, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127); 5 in. (12.8 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 120,000 - HKD 180,000. Price Realized HKD 150,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2013

The dish has shallow rounded base and upturned sides, encircled on the exterior by a single incised line. The flat interior centre is deftly carved and combed with a bold design of turbulent waves, and covered overall with an attractive olive-green glaze suffused with fine crackles, stopping neatly in a circle around the unglazed, recessed centre of the base, exposing the grey body, Japanese fitted box.

Provenance: A Japanese private collection, purchased from Mayuyama, Tokyo, in the 1970s.