Lot 274. A black-glazed 'Cizhou' bowl, Song Dynasty (960-1279); 21.6cm., 8 1/2 in. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 GBP (5,426 - 8,139 EUR). Lot Sold 5,000 GBP (6,969 EUR). Photo: Sotheby's

the deep sides rising from a straight foot, the exterior covered in an oily-black glaze and the interior with a thick cream glaze, both stopping short of the rim leaving it unglazed.

Provenance: Collection of Carl Kempe.

Literature: Bo Gyllensvärd, Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1964, p. 96, no. 272 (one of a pair).

Note: The pair to this bowl, also from the Carl Kempe collection, was sold at Christie's London, 13th May 2014, lot 1523.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 13 may 2015, 11:00 AM