Lot 191. A rare inscribed 'Jizhou' bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279). Diameter 4 7/8  in., 12.4 cm. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 USD. Lot Sold 20,000 USD. Photo Sotheby's.

the rounded sides rising from a short foot to a flared rim, covered inside and out with a dark brown glaze, the interior with papercut decoration of plum blossom florets, with four florets enclosing characters forming the phrase chang ming fu gui (wish for longevity and prosperity), against a ground of radiating strokes from a central floret, all in a yellowish-brown slip resembling gilding, the glaze on the exterior falling irregularly above the foot to reveal the buff body.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Works of Art, New York, 17 mars 2015, 02:00 PM