Lot 278. A 'Yaozhou' molded 'Boys' bowl, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234). Diameter 5 in., 12.6 cm. Estimate 7,000 — 9,000 USD. Lot sold 8,750 USD. Photo: Sotheby's

of conical form, rising from a short foot to a flared rim, the interior with two small boys each grasping a meandering stem issuing a profusion of layered and furled leaves and two five-petaled flower heads, covered overall in a semi-transparent olive-green glaze pooling in the recesses of the molded design.

Acquired in the 1970s or 80s.

Exhibition: Exhibition of Ancient Chinese Ceramics, From the Collection of the Kau Chi Society of Chinese Art, University of Hong Kong, 1981 - 1982, cat. no. 22. 

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