Lot 2827. A very rare Yaozhou floral-form stem cup and cup stand, Five dynasties-Northern Song dynasty (907-1127); Cupstand: 5 7⁄8 in. (15 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box. Price realised HKD 475,000 (Estimate HKD 150,000 - HKD 250,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2021.

The cup is potted with lobed sides rising to the rim of conforming form. The cup stand with a raised centre encircled by moulded lotus petals.

Provenance: A Japanese private collection.

Lot 2828. A fine large moulded Yaozhou ‘peony’ bowl, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127); 7 in. (17.6 cm.) diam., box. Price realised HKD 475,000 (Estimate HKD 240,000 - HKD 300,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2021.

The bowl is moulded on the interior with six peonies growing from scrolling and entwined branches. It is carved to the exterior with vertical lines representing overlapping petals, covered overall with a sea-green glaze with the exception of the foot ring.

Exhibited: University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong, The Multiplicity of Simplicity - Monochrome wares from the Song to the Yuan dynasties, 2012, no. 35.

Lot 2829. A very rare Yaozhou black-glazed cylindrical vase, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127); 9 5⁄8 in. (24.4 cm.) high, Japanese wood box. Price realised HKD 400,000 (Estimate HKD 240,000 - HKD 300,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 202

The vase is sturdily potted with a straight cylindrical body rising from a slightly splayed foot, towards a small lipped mouth. It is covered overall in a glaze of brownish-black tone, except for the base and foot.

Provenance: A Japanese private collection, acquired in the 1990s.

Exhibited: University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong, The Multiplicity of Simplicity - Monochrome wares from the Song to the Yuan dynasties, 2012, no. 45.

Lot 2830. A rare Yaozhou floral-form bowl, Five dynasties-Northern Song dynasty (907-1127); 5 1⁄4 in. (13.3 cm.) diam., box. Price realised HKD 2,125,000 (Estimate HKD 150,000 - HKD 250,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2021.

The bowl is thinly potted with scalloped sides rising to a foliate rim, covered inside and out with a finely crackled glaze of a subtle green tone.

Provenance: An important Hong Kong family collection, acquired in the 1980s.

Exhibited: University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong, The Multiplicity of Simplicity - Monochrome wares from the Song to the Yuan dynasties, 2012, no. 39.

Note: A closely related floral-form bowl of similar size is illustrated in Beauty & Entirety - Ceramics of the Song Dynasty from The Palace Museum, Museum of Art in Macau, 2012, plate no. 99.