Lot 228. A black-glazed russet-splashed jar, Jin dynasty (1115-1234). Height 4 1/8  in., 10.5 cm. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 USD. Unsold. Photo: Sotheby's.

the ovoid body set on a knife-pared foot and rising to an upright rim, thick black glaze streaked with russet boldly draining down the exterior stopping unevenly along the sides to reveal the buff biscuit body, the interior coated with a semi-transparent black glaze.

Provenance: Acquired in Hong Kong, 1986.

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