Lot 796. A Yueyao jar, China, Tang dynasty, 8th-9th century;6 ¼ in. (15.7 cm.) high. Estimate $4,000 - $6,000. Price Realized $8,125. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The barrel-shaped body with a pair of small loop handles applied to the shoulder below the short, slightly waisted neck, covered inside and out with an olive-green glaze, box.

Provenance: The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, acquired in Hong Kong, 1988.

Christie's. THE COLLECTION OF ROBERT HATFIELD ELLSWORTH PART IV - CHINESE WORKS OF ART: METALWORK, SCULPTURE AND EARLY CERAMICS, 20 March 2015, New York, Rockefeller Plaza.