Lot 701. A rare carved Qingbai barbed-rim 'Immortal' bowl, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279); 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 8,000 - USD 12,000. Price realised USD 32,500. © Christie's 2021

The bowl is molded in the center of the interior with a small turtle surrounded by carved decoration of an immortal holding a curved tablet, a crane and a leafy branch, alternating with cloud scrolls, all within a band of heavy leafy scrolls below the barbed rim. The bowl is covered with a thin bluish glaze which pools to a deeper tone in the recesses. 

Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 18 march 2021