Lot 311. A rare green-glazed stoneware lamp, Sui dynasty, 6th century; height 8 1/4 in., 21 cm. Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 USD. Lot sold 68,500 USD. Photo: Sotheby's 2010.

supported on a wide shallow tray, the kneeling figure resting on a circular plinth, applied with a ring of pendent lotus petals, gripping the rim of the holder in his hand, supporting a cylindrical nozzle with four cylindrical grooves, the glassy crackled glaze of translucent olive-green color and variable thickness.

Provenance: Sotheby's London, 6th July 1976, lot 78.
The British Rail Pension Fund Collection.

Exhibited: Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1977 - 1988.