Lot 1167. A molded Qingbai 'Phoenix' bowl, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279), 7 1/8 in. (18 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Unsold. © Christie's Images Ltd 2017

The bowl is molded on the center with a pair of ducks in a lotus pond, surrounded by a band of a pair of phoenixes amidst floral sprays. The unglazed mouth rim has remnants of a silver band, cloth box.

Note: Two qingbai bowls of the same size with similar design are in the collection of The Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities and illustrated by J. Virgin in Sung Ceramic Designs, London, 1970, P. 61 and 260, pl. 24 (a & b).

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 14 - 15 September 2017, New York