Lot 17. A Qingbai 'phoenix' box and cover, Song dynasty; 9.3 cm, 3 5/8  in. Estimate 3,000 — 5,000 GBP (3,831 - 6,386 EUR). Lot sold 3,750 GBP (4,749 EUR). Photo Sotheby's.

of circular form, the domed cover moulded with a pair of phoenix in flight, covered overall with a transparent glaze pooling to a light blue in the recesses stopping short of the edge on the cover, the raised interior rim and base left unglazed revealing the pale body.

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

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art Londres, 11 mai 2016, 10:00 AM