A FINELY CARVED YAOZHOU CELADON 'LOTUS' BOWL, SONG DYNASTY China, 960-1279. The flared and steep bowl with rounded sides, rising from a slightly flaring foot, freely and virtuously carved to the interior depicting two lotus sprigs with leaves. Applied overall with an olive-green glaze pooling to a deeper color in the recesses and ending above the foot, thereby revealing the gray body.

Provenance: Austrian trade.
Condition: Good condition with some old wear, traces of use, surface scratches, manufacturing flaws including glaze lines, a hairline to the side with associated minuscule losses, and a small chip to the foot rim.

Weight: 618.9 g
Dimensions: Diameter 18.5 cm

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie's Hong Kong, 4 October 2018, lot 21
Price: HKD 200,000 or approx. EUR 27,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A yaozhou celadon incised 'lotus' bowl, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127)
Expert remark: Compare the closely related depiction of the lotus head and leaf, the color of the glaze, as well as the similar size (19 cm)


宋代耀州窯青釉印蓮紋碗
中國，960-1279年。厚胎，弧腹，圈足。碗内印蓮花蓮葉紋。通體施青釉，在凹槽處匯聚成更深的顏色，停留在足部上方，底足露出灰色胎。

來源：奧地利古玩交易。
品相：品相良好，有一些磨損、使用痕跡、表面劃痕、製造缺陷，包括釉線、側面的冲線以及相應的微小缺損，以及足緣處小缺口。

重量：618.9 克
尺寸：直徑18.5 厘米

拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：香港佳士得，2018年10月4日，lot 21
價格：HKD 200,000（相當於今日EUR 25,900）
描述：北宋耀州窯青釉印蓮紋碗
專家評論：比較非常相近的蓮紋和釉色，但尺寸較小 (19 厘米)。