A russet-painted black-glazed vase, Northern Song / Jin dynasty | 北宋 / 金 黑釉鐵鏽花紋小口瓶

A russet-painted black-glazed vase

Northern Song / Jin dynasty

北宋 / 金 黑釉鐵鏽花紋小口瓶

of ovoid form, the well rounded sides rising from a tapered foot to a short neck set with a flange below the lipped rim, freely painted around the body with russet brushstrokes forming stylized abstract foliate motifs, all against a glossy black glaze stopping above the foot to reveal the buff-colored stoneware body

Height 9 ⅜ in., 23.9 cm