Lot 103. A 'Cizhou' white-glazed sgraffiato jar, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127). Diameter 9 7/8  in., 25.2 cm. Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 USD.  Lot Sold 6,875 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.

the baluster body rising to a slightly tapered short neck, boldly carved with a floral scroll between lappet bands, all reserved on a ring-punched ground, covered in a creamy-ivory glaze stopping just above the foot revealing the gray body, the interior and rim applied with a brown glaze.

Provenance: Collection of Ambassador Dr. Carlos Augusto R. Santos-Neves (b. 1944), acquired in the 1980s.

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