Lot 246. A rare 'Cizhou' jar, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127); 17cm., 6 5/8 in. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 GBP. Lot sold 13,700 GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's.

the globular body rising from a short straight foot to a broad tapering short neck, modelled around the exterior in high relief with five rows of curled peony petals, covered overall in a creamy-white slip and transparent glaze falling short of the foot to reveal the pinkish-buff body.

Exhibited: Kunst Industri Museet, Copenhagen, 1950, cat. no. 308.