A Yaozhou celadon carved conical bowl, Northern Song dynasty (AD 960-1127). Estimate $4,000 – $6,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The deep, flared sides are slightly rounded, and the interior is carved in the center with a peony sprig and below the lipped rim with a band of leafy scroll. The bowl is covered overall with a glaze of olive-green tone. 7 3/8 in. (18.8 cm.) diam.

Provenance: Sotheby's London, 9 December 1991, lot 122.

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