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

of ovoid form rising to a short neck with lipped rim, the body with a series of evenly-spaced raised vertical lines of white slip, a pair of ridged and tapering strap handles on the shoulder, covered overall in a black glaze and thinning to cream at the raised ribs and stopping well short of the foot, exposing the buff-colored body

Height 6 ¼ in., 15.8 cm