Lot 262. A 'Yaozhou' carved celadon 'Lotus pond' bowl, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127), 10.6cm, 4 1/4 in. Estimate 3,000-4,000 GBP. Lot sold 11,875 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's.

the deep conical body rising from a short narrow straight foot to an everted rim, freely carved to the interior with a medallion enclosing ducks in a lotus pond, covered overall in an olive-green glaze.

Literature: Bo Gyllensvärd, Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1964, pl. 78.

The World's Great Collections. Oriental Ceramics, vol. 8, Tokyo, 1982, pl. 135.

Sotheby's. Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork, Early Gold and Silver; Early Chinese White, Green and Black Wares, London, 14 May 2008