A 'Jun' dish, Song dynasty. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.

the shallow rounded sides supported on a straight foot ring, covered overall in a lavender-blue glaze stopped unevenly above the foot, thinning to a mushroom tone at the rim. Diameter 6 3/4  in., 17.1 cm

Provenance: Collection of A.J.B. Kiddell (1894-1980), a former director of Sotheby's London, and thence by descent.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 15 sept. 2015