Lot 804. A Longquan celadon 'Lotus' bowl, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279. Estimate USD 12,000 - USD 18,000. Price realised USD 118,750. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016

The deep sides are carved on the exterior with overlapping petals and covered with an unctuous bluish-green glaze. The mouth is bound with a gilt-metal rim. 4 ¾ in. (12.1 cm.) diam.

Provenance: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accessioned in 1934(Fletcher Fund).

Christie's. Collected in America: Chinese Ceramics from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 15 September 2016, New York, Rockefeller Plaza