Lot 525. A 'Yaozhou' 'Peony' bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279); 14.5cm., 5 5/8 in. Estimate 200 — 300 GBP. Lot sold 5,625 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's 2008

the conical body rising from a short straight foot to a flaring rim, moulded to the interior with a leafy peony scroll and covered overall in an olive-green glaze.

Literature: Bo Gyllensvard, Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1964, pl. 79.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 05 Nov 2008