Lot 3125. A Cizhou sgraffiato pear-shaped vase, yuhuchunping, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1127). Estimate HK$300,000 – HK$500,000 ($38,801 - $64,669). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016. 

The elegantly potted vase is carved through the blackish-brown glaze to the buff body with a wide band enclosing floral stems, set within borders of stylised scrolls at the neck and near the base. 11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm.) high, Japanese wood box 

Provenance: William Doyle Galleries, New York, 31 March 1998, lot 566

Christie's. CLASSICAL CHINESE ART FROM THE SUI TO THE SONG DYNASTIES, 1 June 2016, Convention Hall