Lot 81. A fine yellow-glazed ovoid jar, Seal mark and period of Daoguang (1821-1850). Height 9¼ in., 23.5 cm. Estimate 30,000 - 50,000 USD. Lot sold: 40,320 USD. © Sotheby's 2021

rising from a slightly splayed foot to rounded shoulders, a narrow waisted neck, and lipped rim, entirely covered in a vibrant egg-yolk-yellow glaze, the base similarly glazed and incised with a six-character seal mark within a double square, wood stand.

Property from the Collection of Bruce Dayton and Ruth Stricker Dayton.

Provenance: Collection of Earl Morse (1907-1988).

Marchant, London, 31st March 1999. 

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 21 September 2021