Lot 14. A ''Yaozhou' carved jar, Song Dynasty;8.2 cm, 3 3/8  in. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 GBP (7,663 - 10,217 EUR). Lot sold 10,625 GBP (13,457 EUR). Photo Sotheby's.

the rounded sides rising from a short tapered foot to an incurved rim, freely carved to the exterior with a floral scroll below a curved border at the rim, covered overall in a translucent olive-green glaze, the foot rim unglazed revealing the greyish-brown body, Japanese wood box. 

Provenance: Mayuyama & Co., Ltd., Tokyo.