Lot 269. A 'Yaozhou' carved 'Peony' bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279); 12.8 cm, 5 in. Estimate 3,000-5,000 GBP. Lot sold 6,250 GBP. © Sotheby's.

the deep rounded sides rising from a short spreading foot to an everted rim, carved to the interior with a large peony bloom reserved against combed scrolls and covered overall with an olive-green glaze.

Exhibited: Objects of Desire, The Classic Age of Chinese Ceramics Song to Yuan Dynasties, 10th to 14th Centuries, Asian Arts Institute of Australia, Sydney, 2013, cat. no. 35. 

Sotheby's. St George Street Sale: Asian Art, London, 09 Nov 2018