Lot 205. A Sancai-Glazed Pottery Jar, Tang Dynasty; 12.5cm., 4 7/8 in. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 GBP. Lot sold 10,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby's

the globular body rising from a flat base to a broad circular mouth, set at the shoulder with a pair of ring handles and covered overall with splashed ochre, green and cream glazes falling short of the base to reveal the pale buff body.

Provenance: John Sparks, London, 28th June 1962.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, London, 7 november 2012