Lot 820. A Northern white ware pentalobed deep bowl, China, 10th century; 7 5/8 in. (19.9 cm.) diameter. Estimate $4,000 - $6,000. Price Realized $4,375. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015

Subtly potted with five lobes, and covered with a white slip under a milky glaze of somewhat olive tone falling in tears on the exterior and ending in an irregular line above the foot to reveal the fine buff ware, box

Provenance: The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, acquired in Hong Kong, 1987.

Notes: A similar, very slightly smaller bowl is illustrated in the exhibition catalogue Gifts of the Tang Emperors - Hidden Treasures from the Famen Temple, Nigata, 1999, p. 124, no. 83. 

Christie's. THE COLLECTION OF ROBERT HATFIELD ELLSWORTH PART IV - CHINESE WORKS OF ART: METALWORK, SCULPTURE AND EARLY CERAMICS, 20 March 2015, New York, Rockefeller Plaza.