A BROWN-GLAZED JAR, EARLY NORTHERN SONG DYNASTYChina, 10th-11th century. The tapering jar molded with five horizontally lobed sections, each applied with three evenly spaced beaker-shaped flanges, the top section also with three evenly spaced shallow knobs, covered with a brownish-black glaze, the base left unglazed revealing the sienna-buff body.Provenance: Ancient World Gallery, York, United Kingdom, 1 November 1996. Dr. Koos de Jong, acquired from the above. A copy of the original invoice accompanies this lot. Dr. de Jong is a Dutch art historian and has been privately collecting Chinese art over decades. He has authored hundreds of articles and several books on Dutch fine and decorative arts spanning from the Middle Ages to the modern era. In 2013, he published an extensive study of Chinese riding gear in “Dragon & Horse, Saddle Rugs and Other Horse Tack from China and Beyond”. Between 1976 and 2009 he worked for numerous museums across the Netherlands and was the director of the European Ceramic Work Center in Den Bosch.Condition: Very good condition with old wear and firing flaws, including glaze pooling and recesses, and pitting, occasional light scratches, minor nibbling.Weight: 1,332 gDimensions: Height 22.7 cmLiterature comparison: An almost identical jar is in the collection of the Keramiekmuseum Princessehof, Leeuwarden. See also Chinese Ceramics, Shanghai 1995, no. 376, p. 282.北宋早期褐色釉罐中國,十至十一世紀。罐成五節,每節都帶有三個均勻間隔的凸耳,頂部還帶有三個均勻間隔的淺旋鈕。罐上覆蓋著黑褐色釉,底部未上釉,露出了赭黃色胎。來源:英國約克郡Ancient World Gallery藝廊,1996年11月1日。Dr. Koos de Jong收藏,購於上述收藏(隨附發票副本)。Dr. de Jong是一位荷蘭藝術史學家, 幾十年來他一直私人收藏中國藝術品。他撰寫了數百篇文章和幾本書,內容涉及從中世紀到現代的荷蘭美術和裝飾藝術。2013年,他在《Dragon & Horse:Saddle Rugs and Other Horse Tack from China and Beyond》中發表了有關中國騎馬裝備的詳盡研究。1976年至2009年間,他曾在荷蘭的許多博物館工作,並曾擔任登博世歐洲陶瓷工作中心的主任。圖片: Dr. Koos de Jong 與Ingeborg de Roode (照片來自於Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam)品相:狀況良好,有舊磨損和燒制缺陷,點蝕,局部輕微划痕,輕微磕損。重量:1,332 克尺寸:高22.7 厘米