Lot 5008. A russet-splashed black-glazed 'partridge feather' bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279); 12.9 cm, 5 in. Estimate 50,000 — 60,000 HKD. Sold for 62,500 HKD (7,395 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's.

with steep sides rising from a short foot and flaring gently at the rim, the interior covered with a glossy black glaze freely splashed with short russet 'partridge feather' streaks, the exterior covered in a persimmon glaze stopping neatly above the footring to reveal the pale buff stoneware body.

Sotheby's. EYE/EAST, Hong Kong, 22 May 2020