Lot 56. A 'Jun’ ‘Lotus Bud’ waterpot, Song dynasty (960-1279);  9.5cm., 3 ¾ in. Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 GBP. Lot sold 47,500 GBP. Photo Sotheby's.

modelled in the form of a lotus bud, the deep rounded sides gently tapering to an incurved rim, all supported on a short foot, covered overall in a pale lavender-blue glaze pooling to a milky sky-blue tone at the edges, thinning to a mushroom tone at the rim.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, London, 14 May 2014