Lot 307. A 'Ganzhou' 'rice mesure' jar, Southern Song-Yuan dynasty. w. 10 cm, 3 7/8  in. Estimate 60,000 — 80,000 HKD. Unsold. Photo: Sotheby's.

with rounded sides rising from a flat base to a constricted neck and rolled rim, the interior of the vessel and outer rim glazed russet, the unglazed exterior fired to a rich reddish-brown colour and decorated with a meticulous combed design in the form of concentric arcs, all below a band of thick pearly glazed studs encircling the neck.

Provenance: Collection of T.Y. Chao (1912-1999), and thence by descent in the family.