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A BLACK-GLAZED RIBBED JAR
NORTHERN SONG-JIN DYNASTY, 12TH
CENTURY

The jar is of ovoid form with a wide neck
fanked by ribbed strap handles, and the
body is decorated with groups of four spaced
vertical ribs formed by trails of white slip that
stand in contrast to the blackish-brown glaze
that continues over the rounded mouth rim
to cover the interior and ends is a line above
the foot, exposing the pale granular ware.
5Ω in. (14 cm.) wide across handles, Japanese
wood box

$10,000-15,000

北宋/金 磁州系褐釉白條紋雙繫罐

THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE JAPANESE COLLECTOR

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A CIZHOU-TYPE RUSSET-PAINTED
BLACK-GLAZED VASE, YUHUCHUNPING
JIN DYNASTY (1115-1234)

The vase is potted with a pear-shaped body
rising to a waisted neck and a fared mouth,
and is supported on a short foot. The body
is decorated in bold brush strokes of russet-
brown color with two abstract phoenixes,
reserved against a black ground that stops
above the narrow foot, exposing the buff
body.
12 in. (30 cm.) high

$3,500-4,500

金 磁州系黑釉繪鐵銹斑鳳紋玉壺春瓶

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