Lot 2. A 'Jizhou' 'tortoiseshell' bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279); 11.2 cm, 4 3/8  in. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's

with the deep rounded sides flaring from a narrow flat foot, covered overall with a brownish-black glaze and splashed with caramel-beige tones simulating tortoiseshell, the glaze finishing just above the knife-pared foot, the base unglazed revealing the buff body.

Property from the Rui Xiu Lou Collection.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 15 may 2019, 10:30 AM