Lot 2832. A rare Yulinting gilt-decorated black-glazed tea bowl, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279); 4 7⁄8 in. (12.5 cm.) diam., box. Price realised HKD 1,000,000 (Estimate HKD 200,000 - HKD 400,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2021.

The interior is decorated in gilt with cartouches enclosing the characters ‘shoushan fuhai', ‘mountain of longevity and sea of fortune’ against a ground of delicate lines above a florette in the centre.

Exhibited: University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong, The Multiplicity of Simplicity - Monochrome wares from the Song to the Yuan dynasties, 2012, no. 109.