Lot 1272. A large straw-glazed amphora, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907); 6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) high. Estimate USD 10,000 - USD 15,000. Price realised USD 21,250. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018

The tall, ovoid body is applied on the shoulder with four leaf-shaped appliquésimpressed with foliate motifs, below a grooved triple band around the neck flanked by a pair of double-strap handles rising to the dragon-head terminals which are biting the rim of the cup-shaped mouth decorated with appliqué. The vessel is covered with a glaze of pale grey-green tone stopping in an irregular line on the lower body to expose the whitish ware, Japanese double wood box.

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York, 13 - 14 September