The small bottle vase of pear shape with everted rim, the lower body vertically ribbed,

covered in a thick black glaze with unglazed ribs, slightly flared unglazed reddish footrim

Condition:  Excellent

Note: For a similar black glazed vertically ribbed vessel, see He Li, Chinese Ceramics,

p. 165, Pl. 305, and p. 196.  This form was produced at the cizhou kilns (Hebei), zibo kilns (Shandong),

and lushan kilns (Henan).  Two examples recovered from tombs dated to the early 11^th century, and to 1210.

 6” High

SOLD

#5575

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