A white-glazed stoneware bottle vase, Jin dynasty. Photo Sotheby's

the elegant, pear-shaped body tapering to a tall, slender neck rising to a flared mouth, covered overall with a transparent glaze of ivory tone, falling short of the foot ring to reveal the pale buff body - 37.7cm., 14 3/4 in. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 GBP

Note: The dating of this piece is consistent with the results of a thermoluminescence test, Oxford Authentication Ltd., no. 866h38.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, London, 14 May 2014 - www.sothebys.com