Lot 629. A rare brown-glazed 'basket-weave' jar and cover, Song dynasty (960-1279); 11.5 cm, 4 1/2  in. Estimate 40,000 — 60,000 HKD. Lot sold 50,000 HKD. © Sotheby's. 

the ovoid body moulded with the 'basket-weave' pattern, set with two small tubular handles at the shoulder, the domed cover similarly decorated, covered overall save for the rims and base in a brown glaze.