A Qingbai lobed ewer and a cover, Song dynasty. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's

of globular melon-form with octalobed body raised on a short conforming foot, set with a curved spout opposite a loop handle, the fitted cover surmounted by a flori-form finial, applied overall with a blue-tinged glaze stopping just short of the foot revealing the light yellowish biscuit (2). Height 7 3/4  in., 19.7 cm

Provenance: On loan to the Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, Alabama, 1988-2015. 

Sotheby's. Saturday at Sotheby's: Asian Art, New York, 19 sept. 2015