Two molded qingbai bowls imitating Dingyao, Southern Song-Yuan dynasty, 13th-14th century. Estimate US$ 6,000 - 8,000 (€5,300 - 7,100). Photo Bonhams.

Each formed with a slightly flared rim, supported on a narrow and low foot ring, the walls of each well encircled by a leiwen band above paired phoenix birds separated by flowering peony sprays, the floor on one filled with a lotus plant, and the other with a goose in flight; the pale gray-green glaze layer stopping unevenly below both sides of the rim. 7 5/8 and 7 3/8in (19.5 and 18.5cm) diameters

Bonhams. FINE CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS, 23 Jun 2015 10:00 PDT - SAN FRANCISCO