A rare pair of small Cizhou-type russet-glazed dishes, Northern Song dynasty (AD 960-1127). Estimate $15,000 – $20,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015

Each has shallow, rounded sides that flare widely to the everted rim, and is covered inside and out with a somewhat metallic russet glaze that ends in a circle around the flat base, exposing the pale grey ware. 4 3/8 in. (11 cm.) diam., box

Provenance: Sotheby's London, 27 November 1973, lot 154.
Edward T. Chow Collection; Sotheby's London, 16 December 1980, lot 257.
Gammon Art, Hong Kong.
Sotheby's New York, 21 September 2005, lot 310.

Christie's. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 17 - 18 September 2015, New York, Rockefeller Plaza