Lot 572. Two small carved 'Ding' bowls, Jin dynasty (1115-1234); diameter of the widest 3 5/8 in., 9.2 cm. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 USD. Lot sold 8,125 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's.

each of deep form with deep rounded sides raised on a petite foot, freely carved to the interior with a lotus spray, covered inside and out with a creamy ivory-white glaze (2).

Provenance: John Sparks, Ltd., London.
Sotheby's London, 11th December 1990, lot 219.

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