A small Jun blue-glazed bubble bowl, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234). Estimate HK$150,000 – HK$250,000 ($19,449 - $32,415). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015.
The bowl has rounded sides rising to an incurving rim, supported on a short unglazed foot. It is applied with a thick crackled glaze of sky-blue tone, thinning to mushroom on the rim. 3 1/2 in. (9 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box
Provenance: A Japanese private collection, acquired in the late 1980s
CHRISTIE'S. THE PAVILION SALE - CHINESE CERAMICS & WORKS OF ART, 6 October 2015, 22nd Floor