Lot 840. An unusual green, yellow and iron-red-glazed jar and a cover, 17th century. Estimate USD 4,000 - USD 6,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016. 

The body is decorated with a court scene of a group of female musicians and two tribute bearers standing before a high-ranking official and his wife, beneath the shoulder decorated with two bands of stylized lappets, and the cover decorated with flowers growing amidst rocks. 12 7/8 in. (32.7 cm.) high

Provenance: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accessioned in 1926 (Rogers Fund).

Christie's. Collected in America: Chinese Ceramics from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 15 September 2016, New York, Rockefeller Plaza