Lot 591. A 'Yue' box and cover, Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234); 6.1 cm., 2 3/8  in. Estimate 50,000 — 70,000 HKD  (6,000 - 8,400 EUR). Lot sold 62,500 HKD (7,310 EUR). Photo Sotheby's 2015. 

of compressed globular form, impressed and carved on the domed cover with a six-petalled flower, applied overall with a transparent olive-green glaze mottled with a dark brown splash on the pistil of the flower and to the side of the box, the base and the interior of the rims left unglazed revealing a pale buff-coloured stoneware body.

Property from a private East Asian collection

Note: See two similar 'Yue' boxes and covers sold in these rooms, 24th November 2014, lot 1022.

Sotheby's. Chinese Art. Hong Kong, 01 Jun 2015, 03:15 PM