Lot 110. A Yaozhou celadon-glazed moulded ‘fish’ bowl, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127). Diameter 11.5 cm. Lot Sold 8,190 GBP (Estimate 8,000 - 12,000 GBP). © Sotheby's

delicately potted with steep rounded sides rising to a gently everted rim, the interior elaborately moulded with four scaly fish swimming amidst dense foaming waves, the centre decorated with a seashell, the exterior with radiating ribbed design, covered overall with a pale olive-green glaze.