Lot 519. A ‘Jizhou’ ‘papercut’ ‘phoenix’ bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279. Estimate 30,000 — 40,000 HKD. Lot sold 112,500 HKD.  Photo Sotheby's.

of conical form, decorated in papercut resist to the interior with a pair of opposed phoenix and three prunus blooms in dark brown, all reserved against a ground dappled in caramel brown, the exterior covered in a brown glaze with caramel splashes, the glaze falling short of the foot to reveal the buff-coloured stoneware body - 14.9 cm, 5 7/8  in.

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