Lot 426. A green-glazed zhadou, Tang dynasty (618-907). Estimate 200 — 300 GBP. Lot Sold 1,500 GBP. Photo courtesy Sotheby's 2008

the compressed globular body rising from a short spreading foot to a widely flaring indented rim, covered overall in an yellowish olive-green glaze, 18cm., 7 1/8 in; together with a similarly glazed circular box and cover, a dish with bracket rim, and a small ewer. Quantity: 5

Literature: Bo Gyllensvard, Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1964, pls 54, 58, 55, and 53.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. 05 Nov 08. London