Lot 3218. A Yaozhou carved celadon 'Peony' conical bowl, Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127); 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm.) diam. Estimate HK$70,000 - HK$90,000 ($9,070 - $11,662). Price Realized HK$106,250 ($13,764). © Christie's Image Ltd 2014

The bowl is thinly potted with a short foot rising to straight flared sides underneath a slightly everted rim, carved and combed on the interior with a single peony spray, the exterior with a band of lotus petals. It is covered with an olive-green glaze pooling at the recesses, exposing the buff body at the foot rim. 

Provenance: Sold at Christie's London, 25th November 1999, lot 526.

Christie's. THE SOUND OF JADE AND THE SHADOW OF A CHRYSANTHEMUM, Hong Kong, 28 May 2014