A 'Henan' black-glazed ribbed jar, Song dynasty. Estimate 50,000 — 80,000 HKD. Lot sold 162,500 HKD. Photo Sotheby's.

the ovoid body resting on a slightly splayed foot, with sharply defined vertical ribs forming the narrow trails of white slip beneath the lustrous black glaze, the unglazed knife-pared footring revealing a buff-coloured body - 15.2 cm., 6 in.

Property from a private Japanese collection

Provenance: Mayuyama & Co., Ltd. Tokyo.

Sotheby's. Chinese Art. Hong Kong, 01 Jun 2015, 03:15 PM