A CARVED YAOZHOU CELADON BOWLNORTHERN SONG-JIN DYNASTY, 12TH-13TH CENTURYThe bowl is finely potted with rounded sides rising to a lipped rim. The interior is carved with a flower blossom enclosed within a quadrilobed cartouche. The bowl is covered inside and out with a glaze of olive-green tone, except for the base of the foot ring which shows the grey biscuit body.7 7⁄16 in. (18.8 cm.), Japanese wood box