Lot 265, A Cizhou-type brown-glazed painted teabowl, Jin dynasty. Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's

of conical form, the straight flaring sides terminating in a slightly everted rim, covered overall in a lustrous greenish-brown teadust glaze, the interior painted with an iron-oxide slip of a purplish-silver color depicting four feathery leaves, the footrim and base unglazed revealing the gray stoneware body. Diameter 5 1/8  in., 13.2 cm

Sotheby's, Important Chinese Art, New York, 16 mars 2016, 10:00 AM