A Henan russet-splashed black-glazed jar


13th centuryOf ovoid form flanked by a pair of strap handles well defined with vertical ribs, the body covered overall in a black lustruous glaze enriched with streaked patches of caramel-brown and falling short of the lower body to reveal a thin transparent glaze extending to the foot, fitted box. 10.3cm (4 2/8in) high. (2).
|十三世紀 黑釉褐斑小罐Provenance: acquired from R & V Tregaskis, Sydney, no.2172 The Reid CollectionProbably on loan to Art Gallery New South Wales, Sydney, circa 2003來源： 悉尼古董商R & V Tregaskis，編號2172Reid收藏或於約2003年借展予悉尼新南威爾斯美術館A similar black-glazed and russet-splashed jar, Northern Song or Jin dynasty, with a slightly more globular body flanked by two loop handles, is illustrated by R.Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection Vol.1, London, 2009, pp.254-255, no.463.