AN UNUSUAL HENAN BLACK-GLAZED VASE SONG DYNASTY |

with an ovoid body surmounted by a tall tubular neck and flaring rim, all supported on a gently splayed galleried foot, applied overall with a rich and glossy black glaze thinning to a warm brown colour at the rim, the glaze stopping neatly above the foot and revealing the buff stoneware body

Collection of George de Menasce.
Spink & Son, London, 10th-26th May 1972, no. 246.
Collection of Andrew Williams Esq., Oxfordshire.

Exhibition of Sung Dynasty Wares, Chun and Brown Wares, Oriental Ceramic Society, London, 1952, cat. no. 57.
Jean-Pierre Dubosc, Mostra d'Arte Cinese / Exhibition of Chinese Art, Palazzo Ducale, Venice, 1954, no. 498.
The Arts of the Sung Dynasty, Oriental Ceramic Society, London, 1960, cat. no. 81.

A C-shaped section of about 2/3 of the mouth has been professionally restored and sprayed, covering max. approx. 4 cm from the rim. The vase also has some expected scratches and typical firing imperfections including a firing crack to the base.
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