NORTHERN SONG-JIN DYNASTY, 12TH CENTURY

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A CIZHOU-TYPE BLACK-GLAZED RIBBED JAR
NORTHERN SONG-JIN DYNASTY, 12TH CENTURY
Of ovoid form with a wide neck, the body is decorated with groups of three narrowly spaced vertical ribs formed by trails of white slip and covered with a slightly mottled black glaze, that continues over the rounded mouth rim and thins to pale russet on the ribs and slip ribs that decorate the tapering strap handles. The lower body, interior, foot and base are covered with a thin glaze of caramel tone.
6¼ in. (15.8 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

Certain characteristics, such as the rolled lip, tall, tapering neck, striated handles, and thin caramel-colored glaze around the lower portion and inside of the vessel indicate an area of production in Henan or Hebei provinces. A closely related jar recovered from the kilns at Haobiji in Henan province is illustrated by Zhao Qingyun, Henan Taoci Shi, Beijing, 1993, pl. 27, no. 109.

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