Lot 198. A 'Ding' waterpot, Song dynasty (960-1279). Height 1 7/8  in., 4.7 cm.  Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 USD. Lot sold 17,500 USD. Photo Sotheby's.

the small jar, in the form of a lotus bud and surmounted by a straight short neck, carved around the sides with an undulating line suggesting overlapping lotus petals, covered inside and out with a ivory glaze tinged with green. 

Property from the Bai Ma Xuan Collection

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Works of Art New York, 17 march 2015, 02:00 PM