Lot 105. A moulded sancai-glazed 'flower' dish, Liao Dynasty (907-1125); 25.4cm (10in) diam. Estimate £ 3,000 - 5,000 (€ 3,400 - 5,600). © Bonhams

Rising from a short foot ring up to a slightly everted rim, moulded on the interior with a chrysanthemum in the centre surrounded by amber glazed peony blossoms and green glazed leaves against a ivory ground, the sides partially covered with amber glaze.25.4cm (10in) diam.

Note: Compare with a very similar sancai dish found in Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, which is illustrated in Complete Collection of Ceramic Art Unearthed in China, vol.4, Beijing, 2008, p.72; compare also with a very similar dish illustrated by Tsugio Mikami in Ceramics Art of the Word, vol. 1981, p.19, pl.9.