Lot 1378. A small splashed-glazed jar, Tang dynasty (618-907), 5¼ in. (13.3 cm.) high. Estimate USD 8,000 - USD 12,000. Price realised USD 10,000 © Christie's Images Ltd 2011

The ovoid body is covered with an olive-brown glaze that ends in an irregular line above the flat foot to expose the granular ware burnt reddish-brown in the firing, and is decorated on the shoulder and rolled rim with splashes of milky cream and blue phosphatic glaze. A pair of small loop handles flank the waisted neck. 

Provenance: Lord Rolf Cunliffe (1899-1963) Collection, London.
Bluett & Sons, London.
Kaikodo Gallery, New York, 2007.   

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Part I, 13-14 September 2012, New York