Song ceramics among highlights of May auctions

Christie's is also offering a finely painted Yixing brush pot from the Yixing kilns of southern Jiangsu province, which has the seal of the artist Yang Jichu.

A large ding "fish" basin with an estimate of 1.2 million pounds from the Northern Song Dynasty is another highlight of the sale. The bowl's interior is decorated with a fish and covered with an even ivory-white glaze with the exception of the mouth rim.