A conical Qingbai bowl, Song Dynasty (960-1279).  Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014

It is modelled to the interior with two figures facing each other on a dense foliate ground. It is covered in a pale blue glaze pooling in places. 7? in. (19.3 cm.) diam. Estimate £2,000 – £3,000 ($3,384 - $5,076)

Provenance: With Vanderven Oriental Art, 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands, 1999.

Christie's. GENEVA MAGNIFICENT JEWELS. 14 May 2014, Geneva -http://www.christies.com/