Lot 845. A Cizhou painted lobed bowl, China, Jin-Yuan Dynasty, 12th-14th century; 7 ¼ in. (18.4 cm.) diameter. Estimate $6,000 - $8,000. Price Realized $25,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The interior of the shallow, rounded bowl divided into six lobes by ribs of trailed slip and painted in brown on a white slip with a central flower head surrounded by six leafy sprays in the lobes, all under a clear glaze, the base painted with an indecipherable inscription, box

Provenance: The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, acquired in Hong Kong, 1986.

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.