A large Northern black-glazed ewer, Jin-Yuan dynasty (1115-1368). Estimate £15,000 – £20,000 ($23,010 - $30,680). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The bulbous vessel is decorated with two concentric bands to the shoulder, below a narrow waisted neck and a cup-form mouth with a curved handle is set to one side. It is covered in a rich black glaze with a slight blue tinge, thinning to a beige tone at the rims. 13 ¼ in. (33.5 cm.) high

Provenance: Collection of Carl Kempe (1884-1967), Stockholm, no. 265.
Sotheby's London, 14 May 2008, lot 287.
From the Collection of Francis Golding (1944-2013).

Literature: Bo Gyllensvärd, Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1964, pl. 265.

Exhibited: Catalogue of the Exhibition of Chinese Art 1935-6, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1935-6, catalogue no. 1147.

CHRISTIE'S.FINE CHINESE CERAMICS & WORKS OF ART, 10 November 2015, London, King Street