Lot 1339. Two Yaozhou celadon molded vessels, Northern Song-Jin dynasty, 12th-13th century; 6 3/16 and 4 1/8 in. (15.6 and 10.5 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 6,250. © Christie's Image Ltd 2010.

The first a shallow dish molded in the interior with a leafy peony scroll, the second a small petal-rimmed bowl molded in the interior with three ducks swimming amidst lotus beneath a border of leafy foliate scroll. (2)

Provenance: The first: Dr. Keith Kirkland; Sotheby & Co., London, 23 July 1963, lot 67.
Bluett, London.

Exhibited: On loan to the Portland Art Museum, 1 June 2006 - 22 June 2010.

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York, 16 - 17 September 2010