A rare white 'Monk's Cap' ewer incised with Tibetan inscription, Ming dynasty, Yongle period. Estimate 100,000 — 150,000 USD. Photo Sotheby's.

the globular body supported on a low splayed foot, with channeled spout flaring neck and stepped collar and a small loop inside for attachment to a cover, the curved strap handle with a ruyi-head tab, the tall neck, shoulder and area above the foot incised with lotus and lingzhi motifs, the center of the body incised with a long horizontal Tibetan inscription, the ewer is applied overall with a soft white glaze (tianbaiyou). Height 8 1/4  in., 21 cm

Notes: very similar ewer was in the Meiyintang collection, sold Sotheby's Hong Kong, 9th October 2012, lot 10.

English translation of the inscription:

May there be peace and tranquility by day;
May there be peace and tranquility by night;
May there be peace and tranquility by noon;
Unceasing peace and tranquility at all times, day and night;
May the ‘Three Jewels’ (Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha) ensure peace and tranquility.

Sotheby's. Inscriptions: History as Art New York, 17 mars 2015, 01:30 PM