Lot 105. A Dingyao flower-shaped bowl, Five Dynasties-Northern Song Dynasty (907-1126); 15cm wide. Estimate HK$80,000 - 160,000. Sold for HK$ 100,000 (€9,459). Photo: Bonhams 2014.

Potted as a flower with eight petals raised on a short spreading foot, the interior carved with a flower blooming on a leafy stem, covered overall in a creamy ivory-white glaze. 

Note: Compare a much smaller, but similarly shaped Dingyao bowl, dated to the Song Dynasty, illustrated by The Oriental Ceramic Society, The Ceramic Art of China, London, 1972, pl.42, no.62.

Bonhams. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART. Hong Kong, Admiralty, 26 May 2014 14:00 HKT