Lot 529. A molded 'Ding' dish, Jin Dynasty, 12th century; diameter 8 3/8 in., 21.3 cm. Estimate 40,000 — 60,000 USD. Lot sold 134,500 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's.

the short rounded sides fluted to the interior, rising to the everted lobed rim, molded to the interior with a recumbent deer amidst scattered flowers and foliage, all under a creamy white glaze leaving the rim unglazed.

Provenance: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 29th October 1991, lot 11.

Sotheby's. Harmony of Form, Serenity of Color: A Private Collection of 'Song' Ceramics, New York, 23 march 2011