Lot 304. A sancai pouring vessel, Tang dynasty (618-907). 12.7 cm, 5 in. Estimate 15,000 — 20,000 HKD. Lot Sold 20,000 HKD (2,150 EUR). Photo: Sotheby's.

the compressed globular body rising from a splayed foot to a lipped rim, set with a short cylindrical spout, covered in a rich glaze of blue, ochre and olive-green tone stopping around the middle of the body revealing the buff body.

Provenance: Collection of T.Y. Chao (1912-1999), and thence by descent in the family.

Sotheby's. Chinese Art including Selected Works of Art from the T.Y. Chao Family Collection, Hong Kong, 30 Nov 2017, 02:00 PM