Lot 527. A carved 'Yaozhou' bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279); 13.5cm., 5 3/8 in. Estimate 200 — 250 GBP. Lot sold 3,750 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's 2008

the deep rounded sides rising from a short straight foot, freely carved to the interior with a flower spray within combed waves, covered overall with an olive-green glaze save for the base.

Literature: Bo Gyllensvard, Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1964, pl. 82.

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