Lot 106. A persimmon-glazed jar, Northern Song dynasty (960–1127). Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 USD. Photo Sotheby's

the bulbous body rising from flat foot and countersunk base to an angled shoulder and lipped rim, covered overall in a russet-brown glaze stopping neatly around the foot to reveal the buff-gray body. Height 5 1/2  in., 11.9 cm

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 13 sept. 2016, 10:30 AM