Lot 676. A carved 'Cizhou' bottle vase and a 'Cizhou' jar, Song dynasty (960-1279). Estimate 60,000 — 80,000 HKD. Unsold. photo: Sotheby's.

the vase with an ovoid body surmounted by a short waisted neck and flared rim, applied with a thick brown glaze and reserved-decorated against the buff-coloured body beneath with a foliate scroll between formal borders; the jar similarly decorated with buff-coloured peony scrolls carved through the brown glaze; 19.5 and 9 cm, 7 5/8  and 3 1/2  in.

Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 02 Jun 2016