Lot 156. A 'Xing' white-glazed box and cover, Tang dynasty (618-907). Diameter 2⅜ in., 6.8 cm. Estimate: 4,000 - 6,000 USD. Lot sold: 4,410 USD. © Sotheby's 2021

of circular form, the box with a short foot rising to a canted lower body and straight upright sides, the cover similarly modeled in reverse, covered overall in a white glaze save for the rims and the base (2).

Provenance: Kaikodo, New York, 2003.

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