Lot 314. A 'Yaozhou' tripod censer, Song dynasty (960-1279). Width 12.2 cm, 4 3/4  in. Estimate £15,000 — 25,000. Lot Sold 18,750 GBP (23,963 USD). Courtesy Sotheby's.

the compressed spherical body rising to a waisted neck and below the broad everted rim, all supported on three splayed legs issuing from animal masks, covered overall with a glossy sage-green glaze.