Lot 822. A Dingyao lobed bowl, China, Northern Song dynasty (AD 960-1127); 4 in. (10.2 cm.) diameter. Estimate $6,000 - $8,000. Price Realized $10,625. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The deep sides divided into six lobes by six ribs of slip on the interior and corresponding carved lines on the exterior below the everted, lobed rim, covered all over, except the rim, with a transparent glaze of greyish-green tone.

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

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.