Lot 350. A moulded Qingbai 'phoenix' bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279); d. 28.7 cm, 11 1/4  in. Estimate 15,000 — 20,000 HKD. Lot sold 200,000 HKD (22,791 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's.

the interior decorated with a pair of phoenix, surrounded by floral scrolls and a key-fret band, applied overall with a transparent blue-tinged glaze suffused with crackles.

Property from the Estate of Chao Sze Kwong George.

Provenance: Collection of T.Y. Chao (1912-1999), and thence by descent in the family.

Sotheby's. CHINA / 5000 YEARS, Hong Kong, 05 June 2020