北宋 河南黑釉白堆線紋罐

the body of almost globular form, applied with closely spaced vertical ribs, the thick black glaze leaving the ribs with a thin greenish-gloss and falling short of the slightly splayed foot, the wide mouth with very short neck and unglazed knife-pared rim, the interior with a thick brown glaze, Japanese wood box (4)

東京北山美術店，購於1970年代

There is an area of slightly polished pooled glaze along one section of the rim, and an adjacent very small shallow rim chip, both presumably caused by kiln adhesion. There is typical light wear and scratching to the glaze, mostly around the lower body.
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