Lot 664. A 'Henan' russet-splashed bowl, Song dynasty. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 HKD. Lot sold 56,250 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.

with upright slightly inturned sides risng from an angled base with a neatly knife-pared footring, the lustrous black glaze thinning to a caramel-brown around the mouth, liberally covered in russet-coloured splashes and dapples, the glaze stopping neatly above the base to reveal the buff-coloured body; 9.8 cm, 3 7/8 in.

Provenance: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 8th November 1982, lot 60.

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