Lot 226. A 'Xing' tripod water pot, Tang-Five Dynasties, 7cm., 2 3/4 in. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 GBP. Lot sold 62,900  GBP. Photo: Sotheby's.

of globular lobed form raised on three paw feet with a broad waisted neck, finely incised around the neck with a lotus lappet collar and covered overall in a soft white glaze, the base inscribed with the character 'guan' 

Exhibited: Catalogue of the Exhibition of Chinese Art 1935-6, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1935-36, cat. no. 982.

Exhibition of Chinese Art, Palazzo Ducale, Venice, 1954, cat. no. 358.

The Arts of the T'ang Dynasty, The Oriental Ceramic Society, London, 1955, cat. no. 171.

Chinese Gold, Silver and Porcelain. The Kempe Collection, Asia House Gallery, New York, 1971, cat. no. 96, an exhibition touring the United States and shown also at nine other museums.