Lot 1309. A rare and unusual blackish-brown-glazed jar and cover, Jin dynasty, late 12th-13th century; 7 5/8 in. (19.8 cm.) high. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 6,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018.

The sides of the deep jar are carved in imitation of basketwork below a band of florets applied below the rim, and the cover is similarly carved below the flower head handle. Both are covered with a blackish-brown glaze that thins to russet on the raised areas and is repeated on the underside of the cover and as a thin wash on the interior of the jar. 

Provenance: Roger Keverne, London, 8 June 2006. 
Peter Scheinman (1932-2017) Collection, New York. 

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York, 13 - 14 September 2018