A carved 'Qingbai''Twin Fish' dish, Song dynasty. Estimate 2,000 — 3,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.
he rounded sides rising to a gently everted rim, the interior freely carved with a lively pair of addorsed carp on a combed wave ground, applied overall with a translucent pale bluish-green glaze, the footrim and recessed base unglazed. Diameter 7 1/4 in., 18.4 cm
Provenance: Acquired in the 1970s or 80s.
Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 15 sept. 2015