Lot 135. A Korean celadon bowl, Koryo dynasty (918–1392); diameter 7 in., 17.8 cm. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 USD. Lot sold 11,875 USD. Photo: Sotheby's 2011

of conical form with rounded sides, the interior decorated with an incised band of parrots and clouds, the central medallion filled with lotus and leaves, covered inside and out with a lightly crackled greenish-blue glaze.

Provenance: C. T. Loo, Paris, 1964.

Sotheby's. Informing the Eye of the Collector: Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art from J.T. Tai & Co., New York, 22 march 2011