A Yaozhou Celadon Carved Conical Bowl. Northern Song-Jin Dynasty, 10th-12th Century. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2012

The widely flared sides rise from the small foot to the very slightly everted rim. The interior is carved with a graceful peony stem bearing one blossom surrounded by the scrolling leaves. The bowl and base are covered with a crackled glaze of sea-green color. 5¾ in. (14.6 cm.) diam. Estimate $6,000 - $8,000

北宋/金 耀州窰青釉刻牡丹紋笠式盌

Provenance: Kaikodo Gallery, New York, 2002. 

Notes: A Yaozhou celadon bowl carved with a similar design is illustrated by J. Wirgin in Sung Ceramic Designs, B.M.F.E.A., No. 42, Stockholm, 1970, pl. 3k.

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Part II, 13 September 2012. New York, Rockefeller Plaza