Lot Essay
The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test no. P205k39 is consistent with the dating of this lot.
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PROPERTY FROM THE PETER SCHEINMAN COLLECTION
A RARE AND UNUSUAL BLACKISH-BROWN-GLAZED JAR AND COVER
JIN DYNASTY, LATE 12TH-13TH CENTURY
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A RARE AND UNUSUAL BLACKISH-BROWN-GLAZED JAR AND COVER
JIN DYNASTY, LATE 12TH-13TH CENTURY
The sides of the deep jar are carved in imitation of basketwork below a band of florets applied below the rim, and the cover is similarly carved below the flower head handle. Both are covered with a blackish-brown glaze that thins to russet on the raised areas and is repeated on the underside of the cover and as a thin wash on the interior of the jar.
7 5/8 in. (19.8 cm.) high
JIN DYNASTY, LATE 12TH-13TH CENTURY
The sides of the deep jar are carved in imitation of basketwork below a band of florets applied below the rim, and the cover is similarly carved below the flower head handle. Both are covered with a blackish-brown glaze that thins to russet on the raised areas and is repeated on the underside of the cover and as a thin wash on the interior of the jar.
7 5/8 in. (19.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Roger Keverne, London, 8 June 2006.
Peter Scheinman (1932-2017) Collection, New York.
Peter Scheinman (1932-2017) Collection, New York.
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