Lot 850. A large Cizhou-type russet  'oil-spot' bowl, China, Jin dynasty, 12th-13th century; 7 ¾ in. (20 cm.) diameter. Estimate $7,000 - $9,000. Price Realized $23,750. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The rounded sides covered inside and out with a lustrous blackish-brown glaze liberally splashed on the interior with russet 'oil spots' that continue on the exterior where the glaze falls in an irregular line atop a thin brown glaze, box

Provenance: The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, acquired in Hong Kong, 1988.

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.