A brownish black-glazed ribbed jar, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234). Estimate HK$ 180,000 – HK$250,000 ($23,338 - $32,415). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015.

The jar is sturdily potted with a globular body and applied with slender vertical ribs to the sides. It is set with a pair of ribbed strap handles spanning the short neck that rises to the everted rim. It is covered overall with a lustrous brownish-black glaze that falls in an irregular line atop a thinner brown slip ground just above the foot. 8 5/8 in. (22 cm.) high

Provenance: Sold at Christie’s London, 15 June 1998, lot 81

CHRISTIE'S. THE PAVILION SALE - CHINESE CERAMICS & WORKS OF ART, 6 October 2015, 22nd Floor