An Yixing stoneware jar and a cover, Late Ming dynasty-early Qing dynasty. Photo courtesy Bonhams.

Of waisted globular form, the slightly splayed foot resting on a raised foot, the stoneware of a rich mottled purplish-brown, the associated cover of elegant domed form, the base with a square prunus mark. 10.5cm high. (2). Estimate HK$ 8,000 - 12,000 (€760 - 1,100)

A related Yixing stoneware jar dated to the Ming dynasty, excavated at Taizhou, Jiangsu in September 1986 is illustrated in Yixing Purple Clay Ware, Hong Kong, 1990, p. 64, pl. 12.

Bonhams. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART. Hong Kong. 24 Nov 2013 14:00 CST - http://www.bonhams.com