Lot 244. A carved and molded 'Longquan' celadon-glazed dish, Song dynasty (960-1279). Diameter 12 7/8  in., 32.7 cm. Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 USD. © Sotheby's 2018.

the rounded, lobed sides rising to an everted barbed rim, the central medallion molded with a peony blossom wreathed by buds and leaves and enclosed in an incised quatrefoil, the cavetto and exterior freely carved with further peony blossoms borne on long, curling stems, covered overall in a lustrous seafoam-green glaze save for a circle at the base burnt orange during firing.

Provenance: Christie's Hong Kong, 17th January 1989, lot 586.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 12 sept. 2018, 10:30 AM