A rare sancai-glazed pottery jar, Tang dynasty (618-907). Estimate £6,000 – £8,000 ($9,204 - $12,272). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The jar is of globular shape and is decorated to the body with a geometric design band of lozenge-shaped motifs in blue, green, ochre and cream below a plain ochre everted mouth rim, all above an unglazed base. 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm.) high

Provenance: With Linart Ltd., London, December 1996.
From the Collection of Francis Golding (1944-2013).

CHRISTIE'S.FINE CHINESE CERAMICS & WORKS OF ART, 10 November 2015, London, King Street