A 'Qingbai''Dragon' ewer and cover, Yuan dynasty. Estimate 3,000 — 5,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.
of flattened baluster form, the body with a coiled dragon medallion to either side flanked by a curved spout and a dragon-fish form strap handle, the fitted cover with a recumbent lion-form knop (2). Height 11 in., 27.9 cm
Provenance: Acquired in the 1970s or 80s.
Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 15 sept. 2015