Lot 808. A small black-glazed Cizhou ribbed jar, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234); 4 3/8 in. (11 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 6,250. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018.

The well-potted globular jar is covered with a lustrous blackish-brown glaze that thins on the slender ribs of trailed white slip, Japanese wood box.

Japanese wood box.

Provenance: Sen Shu Tey, Tokyo.

Christie's. Masterpieces of Cizhou Ware: The Linyushanren Collection Part IV. New York, 13 September 2018