Lot 31. A rare ‘Dingyao’ slip-decorated dish, Northern Song dynasty; 15.6cm., 6 1/8 in. Estimate 500,000 — 700,000 GBP (162,780 - 244,170 EUR). Lot sold 557,000 GBP . Photo courtesy Sotheby's the shallow flared sides rising from a flat base to an everted...

Top: An ancient porcelain plate dating to the Song Dynasty (960-1279) as it looked before it was accidentally broken. Bottom: A screenshot from China Central Television (CCTV) shows the plate was broken into six pieces. Shanghai. A centuries-old porcelain...

Emperor's yellow dragon robe, 1736-1795. On loan from the Palace Museum, Beijing © The Palace Museum, Beijing LONDON.- The magnificent robes worn by the emperors and empresses of the Qing Dynasty, the last ruling dynasty of China, shown for the first...

Lot 1629. A fine pair of yellow-glazed cups, Marks and period of Kangxi (1662-1722); 7.5 cm., 3 in. Estimate 400,000—500,000 HKD. Lot Sold 2,420,000 HKD . photo Sotheby's 2009 each delicately potted, the egg-shell thin sides of the deep U-shaped cups...