A Junyao purple-splashed dish, Song-Yuan Dynasty. Estimate  £3,000 - 5,000 (€4,200 - 7,000). Photo courtesy Bonhams.

With shallow rounded sides rising to an everted rim, covered in a rich sky blue glaze, with a large violet splash to one side of the interior, the glaze thinning to a pale mushroom colour at the rim and the well edge, the exterior with pale violet tinges to the glaze encircling the body, the knife cut foot unglazed revealing the buff coloured ware. 13.6cm (5.3/8in) diam.

Bonhams. ASIAN ART, 11 May 2015 10:30 BST - LONDON, KNIGHTSBRIDGE