Lot 62. A sancai-glazed pottery jar and cover, Tang dynasty (618-907); 24cm., 9 3/8 in. Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 GBP. Lot Sold 6,875 GBP. Photo courtesy Sotheby's 2009

the rounded body rising from a splayed foot to a flared rim, liberally splashed with an amber, green and transparent glaze stopping short of the foot and exposing the buff coloured body, the cover with spots of cream and amber on a green ground.

Provenance: Sotheby's New York, 31st March 2005, Lot 16.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, London, 04 Nov 2009