Lot 453. A white-glazed jar, 10th century; 11 cm., 4 3/8 in. Estimate 300 — 400 GBP. Lot Sold 7,500 GBP. Photo courtesy Sotheby's 2008

the compressed globular body rising from a short spreading foot to an incurved and dished rim, covered overall in a creamy-white glaze falling neatly in a line above the base to reveal the white body.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. 05 Nov 08. London