Lot 15. A 'Yaozhou' 'Lotus' Bowl, Song Dynasty; 21.5 cm, 8 1/2  in. Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 GBP (6,386 - 8,940 EUR).Lot sold 12,500 GBP (15,831 EUR). Photo Sotheby's.

the rounded sides rising from a short foot and encircled on the exterior by a groove beneath the lipped rim, freely carved on the interior with a large blossoming lotus flower surrounded by scrolling foliage, covered overall in an olive-green glaze suffused with a light crackle, pooling to a deeper colour in the recesses, stopping short of the unglazed foot rim to reveal the buff coloured body.