Lot 1362. A 'Longquan' 'Guan'-type bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279). Diameter 6 1/2  in., 16.5 cm. Estimate $8,000 - $12,000. Sold: $25,000. © Sotheby's

the gently rounded sides rising from a short tapered foot, carved around the exterior with elegant lotus petals, covered overall with a crackled pale grayish-blue glaze, stopping neatly at the foot to reveal the dark gray stoneware body.

Sotheby's. Saturday at Sotheby's: Asian Art, New York, 18 March 2017