A carved 'Cizhou' 'Peony' meiping, Northern Song dynasty (960–1126)

Lot 73. A carved 'Cizhou' 'Peony' meiping, Northern Song dynasty (960–1126);  31.1cm., 12 1/4 in. Estimate 15,000 — 25,000 GBP. Lot sold 18,750 GBP. Photo Sotheby's.

the round shouldered tapering body rising from a recessed base to a short narrow waisted neck with dished everted rim, freely carved and incised through the creamy white slip around the exterior with large leafy peony branches between petal bands at the foot and encircling the neck.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, London, 14 May 2014