Description: The cylindrical body is finely moulded at the top with three horizontal lobes decorated in relief with a tiger curled around the vessel; the cover is decorated with a crouching bird. The base is moulded in low relief with a horizontal ribbing; the glaze has a smooth, superb green colouring.
Style of: Southern Song (1127-1279) / Yuan, age determination uncertain
Height: 29cm
Very rare
Sotheby’s 15. Juli 1980, Lot 75. M.Medley, The Chinese Potter. Victoria and Albert Museum, London (Photography Archives of Oriental Art, Summer of 1981, pg.213). http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/21772/lot/8264/