Lot 250, A 'Longquan' celadon 'lotus' bowl and cover, Southern Song Dynasty. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.

the deep upright sides of the bowl carved with a broad band of overlapping petals with raised central ribs, the domed cover carved with overlapping petals radiating towards the everted rim from an applied central stem knop, both covered inside and out with a crackled glaze of soft bluish-green, Japanese wood box (3). Diameter 3 1/2  in., 8.9 cm

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 16 Mar 2016, 10:00 AM