Lot 2805. A Longquan celadon 'Lotus Petal' bowl, Southern Song Dynasty, 13th Century; 5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) diam.. Estimate HK$200,000 – HK$300,000 ($25,927 - $38,891). Price realised HKD 500,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The bowl is potted with rounded sides rising from a short foot ring to a upright rim. The exterior is carved with overlapping upright lotus petals. It is covered overall with a thick glaze of bluish-green tone, with the exception of the foot ring which is burnt orange in the firing, Japanese wood box

Provenance: Melchior Collection, Shanghai
Mathias Komor, New York, April 1962
Pauline and Johnny Falk Collection, no. 198, sold at Christie’s New York, The Falk Collection II: Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, catalogue date 21 September 2001, lot 478
Sen Shu Tey, Tokyo

Christie's. THE CLASSIC AGE OF CHINESE CERAMICS - THE LINYUSHANREN COLLECTION, PART I, 2 December 2015, Convention Hall