A black-glazed 'ribbed' handled jar, Northern Song / Jin dynasty | 北宋 / 金 黑釉棱線紋雙繫罐

A black-glazed 'ribbed' handled jar

Northern Song / Jin dynasty

北宋 / 金 黑釉棱線紋雙繫罐

the globular body rising from a short foot to an upright neck with lipped rim, the body with a series of evenly-spaced raised vertical ribs of white slip, a pair of ridged handles on the shoulder, covered overall in a black glaze stopping well short of the foot revealing a brown slip underneath, the interior and base similarly dressed, the broad buff-colored knife-pared footring exposing the body

Height 8 ½ in., 21.7 cm