An incised sancai jar and cover, Liao dynasty. Estimate 3,000 — 5,000 GBP (4,070 - 6,783 EUR). Photo courtesy Sotheby's.

the ovoid body rising from a short foot to a wide tapering neck, the exterior incised with stylised flower heads amongst broad leaves, applied with a splashed green and ochre-yellow glaze, the stepped domed cover surmounted by a circular knop, Japanese wood box; together with a similarly glazed dish decorated with a rabbit, Song-Jin dynasty, and a sancai-glazed waterpot, Tang dynasty, Japanese wood boxes. Quantité: 7 - 11.5cm., 4 1/2 in.

Provenance: Waterpot: Mayuyama & Co. Ltd, Tokyo.

Sotheby's. The Soul of Japanese Aesthetics – The Tsuneichi Inoue Collection, Londres, 13 mai 2015, 10:00 AM