Lot 35. A black 'Ding' bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279); 14.9cm., 5 7/8 in. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 GBP. Lot sold 194,500 GBP. Photo courtesy Sotheby's 2013.

the flaring conical sides rising from a short foot to a gently everted rim, covered overall in a lustrous black glaze thinning to a russet-brown tone to the rim, the footrim unglazed revealing the white body.

Provenance: A Swedish Private Collection.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 15 may 2013