Lot 182. A rare 'Ding' 'tulu' vase, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127). Height 4⅜ in., 10.6 cm. Estimate: 15,000 - 20,000 USD. Lot sold: 18,900 USD. © Sotheby's 2021

the compressed domed body emerging from a flat base to high rounded shoulders below a narrow, slightly flaring neck and lipped rim, all under a translucent, ivory-tinged glaze, the base unglazed revealing the pure white body.

Provenance: Acquired prior to 2000.

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