Song/Jin Dynasty Finely potted rising from a recessed flat base to flaring sides, crisply moulded to the interior with a striding Buddhist lion in pursuit of a beribboned brocade ball amidst stylised scrolls, surrounded by a key-fret border, applied overall with an even creamy-white glaze with minor characteristic pooling to the exterior, the rim with a metal band. 13.5cm (5 3/8in) diam.