Lot 1361. A 'Longquan' 'Guan'-type bird feeder, Song dynasty (960-1279). Width 2 1/4  in., 5.7 cm. Estimate $5,000 - $7,000. Sold: $25,000. © Sotheby's

the bombé body rising from a short tapered foot to a flared rim, flanked by a pair of yoke handles, set with a small lug for attachment to a bird cage, covered overall with a crackled pale greenish-blue glaze, stopping neatly at the foot to reveal the gray stoneware body.

Sotheby's. Saturday at Sotheby's: Asian Art, New York, 18 March 2017