Lot 105. Two glazed pottery dishes, Liao dynasty (907-1125); 8 and 5 1/2in (20.2 and 14cm) diameter. Estimate US$ 3,000 - 5,000. Sold for US$ 7,012. Courtesy Bonhams.

The first a deep dish with three small unglazed spur marks to the wide well, the chestnut glaze covering the entire interior and part of the underside and foot; the second a small sancai dish with lobed side walls and rim, the interior with a central lotus medallion enclosed by peonies and lotuses on the cavetto, all against a ground impressed with feather patterns, the exterior covered in a thin layer of pale green glaze, the flat base unglazed.

Provenance: Flores & Iva, date unrecorded (the first)
Flores & Iva, May 2000 (the second).

Bonhams. Fine Chinese and Japanese Works of Art Part I, 14 Dec 2020, Los Angeles