Lot 99. A Ding ewer and two Ding small cups, Northern Song-Jin Dynasty (960-1234). Estimate HKD 260,000 - HKD 400,000 (USD 33,666 - USD 51,794). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016. 

The ewer is potted with an ovoid body supported on a short foot rising to an incurved rim forming a small opening. The shoulder is applied with a gently curved spout, surmounted by an arched handle with incised criss-cross lines terminating at a ruyi-head on one end and three flower stalks on the other, the ewer fitted with a low dome-shaped cover. The two cups are potted with rounded sides rising from a short foot. The ewer and two cups are covered in a clear glaze with a pale ivory-tinge with the exception of the feet revealing the fine white body. Ewer: 6 in. (15.3 cm.) high; cups: 3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) diam., box. 

Christie's. The Pavilion Sale - Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 4 October 2016, Hong Kong