A ‘CIZHOU’ ‘ROULETTED’ JAR NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY

the ovoid body rising from a straight foot to a wide neck, the grey stoneware body covered with a creamy-white slip and a dark chocolate-brown overslip, cut to the body with a roulette forming bands of short oblique strokes in close-packed rows, the exterior applied with a clear glaze and the interior with a cascaded greenish-brown glaze

Collection of Francisco Capelo.

This jar is in good condition, but there is a 5cm firing crack to the exterior base, There are also some inconsistencies to the way that the footrim is cut and the way the slip is applied over it. There is some wear to areas of slip to the rim.
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