A Jun lotus-bud shaped water pot, Song dynasty (960-1279). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2014
The water pot is finely potted with a globular body tapering towards a narrow mouth. It is covered overall with a thick glaze of milky lavender-blue tone with a faint purplish tinge, thinning to mushroom at the rim and ending irregularly above the biscuit foot. 4 3/8 in. (11 cm.) wide. Estimate HK$100,000 - HK$150,000 ($12,957 - $19,436).Price Realized HK$562,500 ($72,868)
Provenance: Sold at Sotheby's London, 6 June 1995, lot 181
Christie's. THE SOUND OF JADE AND THE SHADOW OF A CHRYSANTHEMUM - 28 May 2014, Hong Kong - http://www.christies.com/