Lot 100. A sancai-glazed ewer, Tang dynasty (618-906); 18.8cm., 7 3/8 in. Estimate 25,000 — 35,000 GBP. Unsold. © Sotheby's

the ovoid body rising from a short spreading foot to a tall waisted neck and cup-shaped flaring mouth, set to the rim and shoulder with a phoenix-headed strap handle flanked by a small pair of strap handles at the shoulder, covered overall in brightly splashed cream, green and ochre glazes falling short of the foot to reveal the pinkish-buff body.

Provenance: Hirano Kotoken, Tokyo, 1972.

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