Lot 226. A black-glazed handled jar, Song dynasty (960-1279). Height 5 1/8  in., 13 cm. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 USD. Unsold. © Sotheby's 2018.

the ovoid body supported by a low foot and surmounted by a broad, upright neck set with two ribbed handles, a thick black glaze covering the upper portion of the exterior and thinning to pale brown at the interior, the buff-colored biscuit exposed at the lower body and foot.

Provenance: Acquired in Hong Kong, 1986

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 12 sept. 2018, 10:30 AM