Lot 59. A rare glazed white stoneware triple-jar and covers, Five Dynasties-Northern Song dynasty. Width 5 1/4  in., 13.3 cm. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 USD. Lot sold 5,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.

each of compressed globular form and divided into five lobes, the jars joined by three foliate-form appliques to the shoulders, the covers recessed with flat rim and bud knop, the body covered with transparent glaze draining to a greenish tone, with wood stands and one wood cover (6). 

Provenance: Collection of Emanuel Gran, acquired in Beijing, 1920-1940.

Sotheby's. Monochrome, New York, 15 sept. 2015