Lot 217. A cream-glazed phoenix-head ewer, Tang dynasty; 33cm., 13in. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 GBP. Lot sold 7,500 GBP. Photo courtesy Sotheby's.

the pear-shaped body supported on a spreading foot, rising to a waisted neck surmounted by a phoenix head and an oval rim, set with a loop handle to one side, the front and back face moulded in relief with shaped cartouches variously enclosing an equestrian archer and a phoenix standing atop a lotus bloom encircled by stylised floral sprays, covered overall with a cream-coloured glaze running short of the foot, wood stand and Japanese box. Quantité: 3

Provenance: Acquired before 1970. 

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. London | 06 nov. 2013