Lot 3232. A 'Cizhou' black-glazed 'oil spot' bowl, Northern Song dynasty (960-1179), 15.3 cm, 6 in. Estimate 40,000 — 60,000 HKD. Lot sold 118,750 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.

well potted with shallow rounded sides resting on a short foot, covered overall with a lustrous black glaze densely infused with russet-toned speckles, the glaze stopping short of the lower body and foot, the unglazed part applied with a dark brown slip to conceal the pale grey body

Provenance: Galaxie Company, Hong Kong, 16th May 1988.

Sotheby's. Song Ceramics from a Distinguished Private Collector, Hong Kong, 05 Apr 2017