Lot 89. A purple-splashed 'Jun' tripod censer, Yuan dynasty (1279-1366). Height 7 1/4  in., 18.4 cm. Estimate 8,000 - 12,000 USD. Lot Sold 16,250 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.

the compressed globular body raised on three short tapering legs, the waisted neck applied with six large flower-shaped studs set below the wide everted rim, the shoulder with a pair of fish-form handles enclosed by upright frames, covered overall save for the feet with a sky-blue glaze accentuated with irregular purple splashes.

Provenance: Sotheby's London, 3rd December 1974, lot 186.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 13 Sep 2017, 10:00 AM