Lot 20. A 'Cizhou' rouletted jar, Northern Song dynasty;8.7 cm, 3 3/4  in. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 GBP (7,663 - 10,217 EUR). Lot sold 10,000 GBP (12,665 EUR). Photo Sotheby's.

the ovoid body rising from a straight foot to a wide neck, the pale stoneware body covered with a creamy white slip and a dark chocolate-brown overslip, cut to the body with a roulette forming bands of short oblique strokes in close-packed rows, the exterior applied with a clear glaze and the interior with a cascaded greenish-brown glaze, Japanese wood box.

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

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