Lot 352. A Jian'Hare's fur' bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279); 11.9 cm, 4 3/4 in. Estimate 50,000 - 70,000 HKD. © Sotheby's.
applied with a black glaze with iridescent 'hare's fur' streaks, the glaze stopping neatly above the foot revealing the unglazed body.
Lot 353. A rare inscribed Dingyao lobed dish, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368); 15 cm, 5 7/8 in. Estimate 80,000 - 120,000 HKD. © Sotheby's.
with flaring sides divided into six lobes, the interior inscribed with a Yuan dynasty poetry Luo Mei Feng, applied overall with an ivory-tinged transparent glaze.
Lot 354. A persimmon-glazed bowl and a white-glazed lobed dish , Song dynasty (960-1279); 12.5 and 14 cm, 4 7/8 and 5 1/2 in. Estimate 20,000 - 30,000 HKD. © Sotheby's.
the bowl of conical form, metal-bound rim; the dish covered overall save for the base in an ivory-tinged glaze.
Lot 355. A carved Yaozhou celadon 'Peony' dish, Song dynasty (960-1279); 20 cm, 7 7/8 in. Estimate 80,000 - 120,000 HKD. © Sotheby's.
the interior crisply carved with a leafy peony spray, the exterior incised with radiating lines, covered overall save for the foot in an olive-green glaze.
Provenance: A Japanese private collection.
Lot 356. A Dingyao bowl and cover, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127); 14.3 cm, 5 5/8 in. Estimate 80,000 - 120,000 HKD. © Sotheby's.
the deep rounded sides rising from a slightly splayed foot, the cover carved with two flower sprays around a flat knop, covered overall in an ivory-tinged glaze.
Provenance: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 5th November 1996, lot 707.
Lot 357. A Jizhou ‘papercut’ 'Phoenix' bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279); 11.8 cm, 4 5/8 in. Estimate 20,000 - 30,000 HKD. © Sotheby's.
rising to an indented rim, resist-decorated in papercut with phoenix and prunus blooms against a speckled caramel-brown ground, the exterior covered in a tortoiseshell glaze.
Provenance: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 31st October 1995, lot 334 (not illustrated).
Lot 358. A rare Dingyao 'Floral' bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279); 14.2 cm, 5 5/8 in. Estimate 20,000 - 30,000 HKD. © Sotheby's.
the deep rounded sides supported on a straight foot, decorated on the exterior with large floral sprays, applied overall with a creamy ivory glaze.
Lot 359. A Longquan celadon washer, Song dynasty (960-1279); 12.7 cm, 5 in. Estimate 40,000 - 60,000 HKD. © Sotheby's.
with flaring sides rising from a tapered foot, covered overall save for the footring in a smooth sea-green glaze pooling to a darker tone at the recesses.
Lot 360. A Longquan celadon 'Lotus' bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279); 15.3 cm, 6 in. Estimate 60,000 - 80,000 HKD. © Sotheby's.
the deep rounded sides supported on a tapered foot, the exterior carved with lotus petals, covered overall save for the footring in a sea-green glaze.
Lot 361. A large Longquan celadon 'Chrysanthemum' bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279); 21.6 cm, 8 1/2 in. Estimate 40,000 - 60,000 HKD. © Sotheby's.
with deep rounded sides rising from a short tapered foot, the exterior carved with chrysanthemum petals, covered overall save for the footring in a soft sea-green glaze.
Lot 362. A Longquan celadon vase, Song dynasty (960-1279); 14.7 cm, 5 3/4 in. Estimate 70,000 - 90,000 HKD. © Sotheby's.
with deep rounded sides rising from a short tapered foot, the exterior carved with chrysanthemum petals, covered overall save for the footring in a soft sea-green glaze.
Lot 363. A Longquan celadon cup, Song dynasty (960-1279); 8.7 cm, 3 3/8 in. Estimate 50,000 - 70,000 HKD. © Sotheby's.
the rounded sides rising from a tapered foot, applied overall save for the footring with a smooth sea-green glaze thinning at the rim, Japanese box.
Lot 364. A Longquan celadon 'Twin fish' dish, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279); 14.5 cm, 5 3/4 in. Estimate 60,000 - 80,000 HKD. © Sotheby's.
with rounded sides rising from a tapered foot to a flat everted rim, the interior moulded with a pair of addorsed carp, covered overall in a sea-green glaze, Japanese box.
Lot 365. A small white-glazed jar and a Guan-type bowl, Five Dynasties and Song dynasty; 10.8 and 8.8 cm, 4 1/4 and 3 1/2 in. Estimate 15,000 - 20,000 HKD. © Sotheby's.
the bowl covered in a greyish-blue glaze suffused with crackles; the jar covered overall save for the foot in an ivory-tinged glaze.
Lot 369. A large Longquan celadon 'Dragon' dish, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368); 35 cm, 13 3/4 in. Estimate 50,000 - 80,000 HKD. © Sotheby's.
the deep rounded sides rising from a recessed base to a flat everted rim, the interior moulded with a sinuous dragon chasing a flaming pearl, surrounded by carved and combed scrolls, the exterior with lotus petals, covered overall save for the footring in an olive-green glaze draining to white at the extremities .
Lot 367. A Longquan celadon 'Chrysanthemum' bowl, Early Ming dynasty; 17.1 cm, 6 3/4 in. Estimate 20,000 - 30,000 HKD. © Sotheby's.
the rounded sides supported on a tapered foot, the exterior carved with chrysanthemum petals, covered overall save for the footring in a sage-green glaze.
Lot 368. A Longquan celadon charger, Ming dynasty (1369-1644); 35.5 cm, 14 in. Estimate 60,000 - 80,000 HKD. © Sotheby's.
the rounded sides supported on a tapered foot, the exterior carved with chrysanthemum petals, covered overall save for the footring in a sage-green glaze.
Lot 369. A Longquan celadon 'Chrysanthemum' bowl, Ming dynasty (1369-1644); 21.7 cm, 8 1/2 in. Estimate 30,000 - 40,000 HKD. © Sotheby's.
the interior centred with a mallow blossom, below a key-fret band around the rim, the exterior decorated with chrysanthemum petals, covered overall save for the base in a sage-green glaze, Japanese box.
Lot 370. A Qingbai ewer and cover and a small celadon-glazed 'fish' dish, Song dynasty (960-1279); 11.3 and 13 cm, 4 1/2 and 5 1/8 in. Estimate 15,000 - 20,000 HKD. © Sotheby's.
the ewer with lobed sides, fitted with a cover carved with a floret; the dish with an everted rim, the interior moulded with a pair of addorsed carp.
Provenance: Hong Kong Auctioneers & Estate Agency Limited (label).
Lot 371. A Longquan celadon lobed dish, Song dynasty (960-1279); 27.8 cm, 11 in. Estimate 15,000 - 20,000 HKD. © Sotheby's.
the interior centred with a foliate diapered cartouche, surrounded by flower sprays around the cavetto, the exterior decorated with vertical lines.