J.J. Lally & Co., Oriental Art / New York City, New York

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A WHITE-RIBBED BROWN-GLAZED STONEWARE JAR

Song Dynasty (A.D. 960–1279)

of compressed spherical form with wide mouth and short straight neck, the barrel-rounded sides decorated with eight clusters of three white ribs projecting through the dark chocolate-brown glaze, and with four tapered loop handles, each embellished with a cross over three ribs in white slip, the rich brown glaze ending in a line around the steeply in-curved base, resting on a short ring foot, the exposed stoneware of the foot and base fired pale tan-brown.

Diameter 6 inches (15.2 cm)

宋    黑釉直肋紋罐    徑 15.2 厘米