Lot 819. A small Xing-type jar, China, Late Tang-Five dynasties period, 9th-10th century; 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) high. Estimate $5,000 - $7,000. Price Realized $11,875. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The jar has a tapering globular body covered with a white glaze that continues over the lipped rim and falls to the flat base, box

Provenance: The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, acquired in Hong Kong, 1989.

Christie's. THE COLLECTION OF ROBERT HATFIELD ELLSWORTH PART IV - CHINESE WORKS OF ART: METALWORK, SCULPTURE AND EARLY CERAMICS, 20 March 2015, New York, Rockefeller Plaza.